Selval Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Selval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Selval (18) may also be a first name.

Selval Last Name Facts

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

Selval (Hindi: सेलवाल) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selval? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Selval is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Selval reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The last name Selval is most common in India, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Selval is primarily found in: Haryana, where 74 percent reside, Chandigarh, where 21 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvall929/
Selvale921/
Shelval921/
Shelvale861,663/
Selvalle861/
Solval83680/
Salval8323/
Silval8319/
Jelval832/
Sylval831/
Salvail77966/
Salvall7714/
Shilval771/
Solvall771/
Sylvail771/
Shalval771/
Sailval771/
Shelwale7124/
Sahlvall717/
Sheelwal712/
Celvalle711/
Jayslval711/
Chhelval711/
Shelwall710/
Sellevoll67162/
Silvaggil6712/
Zalval672/
Zilval671/

Selval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selval in the Hindi language
सेलवालselavala-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selval
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