Selvaretnam Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Selvaretnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvaretnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Selvaretnam (22) may also be a first name.

Selvaretnam Last Name Facts

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

Selvaretnam occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Selvaretnam.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvaretnam? popularity and diffusion

Selvaretnam is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Selvaretnam is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Selvaretnam live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 702,243. In Malaysia Selvaretnam is primarily found in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Perak, where 19 percent reside and Johor, where 12 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside.

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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 Selvaretnam
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