Selvarathnam Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Selvarathnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvarathnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Selvarathnam (59) may also be a first name.

Selvarathnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selvarathnam (Marathi: वारााम) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvarathnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 311,995th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Selvarathnam reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 59 people.

The last name Selvarathnam is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Selvarathnam Last Name Statistics demography

Selvarathnam earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $60,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selvarathnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvarathnam in the Marathi language
वाराामvaraama-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selvarathnam
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