Selvan Surname
Approximately 12,784 people bear this surname
Selvan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,443 | 1:140,927 | 8,984 |
| Malaysia | 1,456 | 1:20,257 | 1,902 |
| Mexico | 1,059 | 1:117,211 | 4,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,009 | 1:9,081 | 1,130 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Singapore | 334 | 1:16,490 | 699 |
| Oman | 309 | 1:11,935 | 1,415 |
| Turkey | 254 | 1:306,384 | 19,986 |
| Qatar | 215 | 1:10,967 | 1,206 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Selvan (8,117) may also be a first name.
Selvan Demographics
Average Selvan Salary in
United States
$55,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Selvan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selvan in the Georgian language | ||
| სელვან | selvan | - |
| Selvan in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलवन | selavana | 64.29 |
| सेलवान | selavana | 21.43 |
| सेल्वन | selvana | 7.14 |
| सैलवन | sailavana | 7.14 |
| Selvan in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलवन | selavana | 56.54 |
| वन | vana | 25.81 |
| सेलवान | selavana | 10.53 |
| सेलवीन | selavina | 0.68 |
| सेलवण | selavana | 0.34 |
| सोलवन | solavana | 0.34 |
| सलवान | salavana | 0.34 |
| सीलवन | silavana | 0.17 |
| सेलव | selava | 0.17 |
| सेलया | selaya | 0.17 |
| सेवन | sevana | 0.17 |
| सेलवत | selavata | 0.17 |
| टेलन | telana | 0.17 |
| सेलतान | selatana | 0.17 |
| Selvan in the Russian language | ||
| Сельван | selvan | - |
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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
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- 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 Selvan
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