Selvakumar Surname

144,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Selvakumar Surname User-submission:

Selvakumar is a surname of Indian origin. It belongs to Untouchable, low caste. Common in Sri Lanka.

Selvakumar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1811:649,50530,665
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Malaysia2841:103,8537,064
England1891:294,80522,579
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
United Arab Emirates1341:68,3756,373
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Canada591:624,50251,218
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Norway71:734,61250,907
Oman61:614,6626,082
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales41:773,63329,106
France31:22,140,907385,998
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Selvakumar (9,760) may also be a first name.

Selvakumar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Selvakumar is a surname of Indian origin. It belongs to Untouchable, low caste. Common in Sri Lanka.

- sidfart123

Selvakumar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Selvakumar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Selvakumar (Marathi: वकुमार) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvakumar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,236th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,365,318 people. Selvakumar is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Selvakumar reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Selvakumar is also the 62,264th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 9,760 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,181 people, or 1 in 649,505. In India Selvakumar is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 64 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Kerala, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Selvakumar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selvakumar are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Selvakumar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning 374,748 kr per year; in United States they earn 46.79% more than the national average, earning $63,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selvakumar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvakumar in the Marathi language
वकुमारvakumara48.41
वाकुमारvakumara32.54
कुमारkumara3.17
सेलवाकुमारselavakumara3.17
सेलवकुमारselavakumara2.38
वाकुमvakuma1.59
शेलवकुमारselavakumara1.59
सेलवकूमारselavakumara1.59
बकुमारbakumara0.79
हकुमारhakumara0.79
सेत्वकुमारsetvakumara0.79
सेळवकुमारselavakumara0.79
सेजवकुमारsejavakumara0.79
वकुमारानीvakumarani0.79
वेकुमारvekumara0.79

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