Selvani Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Selvani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Selvani (191) may also be a first name.

Selvani Last Name Facts

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

Selvani (Marathi: सावलानी) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Selvani.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Selvani are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 657,437th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 191 people.

The surname Selvani is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 328,476. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Belgium it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.

Selvani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (60%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvani864,488/
Sylvani86119/
Selwani8629/
Selvoni869/
Shlvani861/
Selwanis8013/
Selwanei801/
Sselwanyi751/
Syllvanio751/
Sillvagni751/
Selwane711,570/
Selwana71700/
Silwani71287/
Silvoni71149/
Zelbani7153/
Seluane7115/
Selbane711/
Selwanes67614/
Sellwane6788/
Sehlwane6744/
Shelwane6744/
Silwanyi678/
Sihlwani672/
Selwanje672/
Sillvany671/
Silwuani671/
Selwayne671/

Selvani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvani in the Marathi language
सावलानीsavalani-

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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
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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 Selvani
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