Selvam Surname

29,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Selvam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,3651:91,6996,079
Malaysia2,5941:11,3701,231
Sri Lanka2,1201:9,8151,429
United Arab Emirates1,1541:7,940991
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Oman6561:5,622797
Kuwait6071:6,261861
Singapore5651:9,748515
Qatar4711:5,006532
Bahrain3091:4,364792
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
England1091:511,17532,340
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia381:710,41347,396
France261:2,554,720189,486
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales91:343,83718,086
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
China71:195,331,65210,124
Finland61:916,11741,832
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Selvam (15,287) may also be a first name.

Selvam Last Name Facts

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

Selvam (Hindi: सेलवम, Marathi: वम, Russian: Селвам) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,371st most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 399,383 people. The last name Selvam is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Selvam reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Selvam is also the 45,777th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 15,287 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 8,365 people, or 1 in 91,699. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent reside, Pondicherry, where 6 percent reside and Karnataka, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India Selvam is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent reside.

Selvam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selvam surname are 17.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Selvam earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.68% more than the national average, earning $59,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $52,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelvam9256/
Selvham9210/
Selvame927/
Saelvam921/
Sealvam921/
Seelvam921/
Selvan8312,784/
Silvam83177/
Salvam83118/
Selvom8338/
Solvam839/
Chelvam77417/
Shelvan7717/
Selvane777/
Selvang777/
Selvant774/
Sailvam773/
Selvaan772/
Shelwam771/
Shelbam771/
Selvann771/
Selvome771/
Selvasn771/
Selvhan771/
Shalvam771/
Sylvaim771/
Schelvan7193/
Shelvane7153/
Shelvhan711/
Seelvant711/
Silvan679,221/
Sylvan671,938/
Selvon67470/
Sheelvant67109/
Sălvan6748/
Celvan6738/
Salwam677/
Selvanova675/
Seelvanth673/
Silvom672/
Gilvam672/
Selvasing671/
Solvom671/
Zolvam671/

Selvam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvam in the Hindi language
सेलवमselavama73.33
सेल्वमselvama13.33
सेलवामselavama6.67
एमema6.67
Selvam in the Marathi language
वमvama45.85
सेलवमselavama44.95
सेलवनselavana1.62
सेलवामselavama0.9
सालवमsalavama0.72
सेलमselama0.54
सेलबमselabama0.36
सेळवमselavama0.36
सेलावानselavana0.18
सेलवंselavam0.18
सेत्वमsetvama0.18
सेलमनselamana0.18
सेवलमsevalama0.18
लेवंlevam0.18
सेवनsevana0.18
Selvam in the Russian language
Селвамselvam-

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