Selvan Surname

40,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Selvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,4431:140,9278,984
Malaysia1,4561:20,2571,902
Mexico1,0591:117,2114,065
United Arab Emirates1,0091:9,0811,130
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Singapore3341:16,490699
Oman3091:11,9351,415
Turkey2541:306,38419,986
Qatar2151:10,9671,206
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
England1211:460,48030,233
France601:1,107,045119,335
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Canada461:800,99162,809
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Selvan (8,117) may also be a first name.

Selvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvan (Georgian: სელვან, Hindi: सेलवन, Marathi: सेलवन, Russian: Сельван) is found most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,932nd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 570,052 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Selvan live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 70,380th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 8,117 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 5,443 people, or 1 in 140,927. In India Selvan is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and Kerala, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and Mexico, where 8 percent reside.

Selvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selvan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selvan last name increased 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selvan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selvan last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Selvan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.82% more than the national average, earning R 486,720 per year; in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.7% less than the national average, earning $37,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelvan9217/
Selvang927/
Selvane927/
Selvant924/
Selvaan922/
Selvasn921/
Selvhan921/
Selvann921/
Schelvan8693/
Shelvane8653/
Shelvhan861/
Seelvant861/
Selvam8318,247/
Silvan839,221/
Salvan836,990/
Sylvan831,938/
Selvon83470/
Gelvan83115/
Sălvan8348/
Celvan8338/
Slevan8323/
Solvan834/
Jelvan832/
Sheelvant80109/
Schjelvan8025/
Selvanova805/
Seelvanth803/
Selvasing801/
Sylvain7761,959/
Chelvan772,126/
Silvain771,799/
Silvant77451/
Sylvand77204/
Silvane77118/
Sylvane7798/
Shelvam7756/
Sylvant7735/
Silvand7732/
Salvain7732/
Silevan7727/
Shilvan7727/
Selvham7710/
Sailvan778/
Shelvon777/
Salvaan777/
Shelwan776/
Shelban775/
Silvaan775/
Shalvan774/
Silvanh774/
Gelvane773/
Shylvan773/
Salvhan772/
Selvone772/
Silvann771/
Seelvam771/
Suilvan771/
Silvang771/
Jelvand771/
Zelvand771/
Shlevan771/
Silvean771/
Sealvam771/
Selvong771/
Slevane770/
Sholvan770/
Sylvann770/
Selvasingh751/
Shilvant713,322/
Shilvane71469/
Salvahan71161/
Hjelvang7145/
Shelwane7144/
Silvășan7135/
Sylvaine7134/
Sylvaint7110/
Suillvan718/
Sealuang718/
Silvanth715/
Silevhan714/
Silvanne714/
Silvaint713/
Shelwant712/
Silvagne712/
Syhlvain712/
Chelvane711/
Silvaine711/
Silvaing711/
Seilwane711/
Chelvain711/
Sealband710/
Schelvon710/
Shelbain710/
Salwan673,350/
Saluan671,018/
Silvam67177/
Silván67146/
Salvon67137/
Gilvan67103/
Çalvan6758/
Silvon6745/
Zalvan6739/
Selvom6738/
Silvanova6713/
Sylvon6712/
Silvanová678/
Cilvan678/
Salván676/
Zolvan674/
Jilvan673/
Solwan672/
Sylvanova672/
Chhelvant671/
Shelwanth671/
Silvàn671/
Setilwane671/
Seetlwane671/
Gelvon671/
Slewan670/
Solvon670/

Selvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvan in the Georgian language
სელვანselvan-
Selvan in the Hindi language
सेलवनselavana64.29
सेलवानselavana21.43
सेल्वनselvana7.14
सैलवनsailavana7.14
Selvan in the Marathi language
सेलवनselavana56.54
वनvana25.81
सेलवानselavana10.53
सेलवीनselavina0.68
सेलवणselavana0.34
सोलवनsolavana0.34
सलवानsalavana0.34
सीलवनsilavana0.17
सेलवselava0.17
सेलयाselaya0.17
सेवनsevana0.17
सेलवतselavata0.17
टेलनtelana0.17
सेलतानselatana0.17
Selvan in the Russian language
Сельванselvan-

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