Selvaratnam Surname

70,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,047 people bear this surname

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

Selvaratnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvaratnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,4821:3,796537
England4291:129,87912,877
Canada2601:141,71414,582
France2121:313,31547,708
Malaysia1631:180,94610,856
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Norway241:214,26224,079
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
India191:40,371,862445,856
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Wales81:386,81619,671
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Selvaratnam (1,181) may also be a first name.

Selvaratnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selvaratnam occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvaratnam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,182nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,034,135 people. Selvaratnam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Selvaratnam are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 230,871st most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 1,181 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 5,482 people, or 1 in 3,796. Not including Sri Lanka this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Selvaratnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selvaratnam last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Selvaratnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.71% less than the national average, earning 236,342 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $49,609 CAD per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Selvaratnam
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