Selvas Surname

250,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Andorra

Selvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,3711:90,5373,571
Spain791:591,79827,792
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
India91:85,229,487684,495
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Selvás (1) are calculated separately.

Selvas (75) may also be a first name.

Selvas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvas is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Selvás. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 250,767th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Selvas are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 75 people.

The last name Selvas is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 1,371 people, or 1 in 90,537. In Mexico Selvas is most frequent in: Chiapas, where 74 percent are found, Mexico City, where 5 percent are found and México, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico Selvas exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Selvas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selvas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selvas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selvas surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Selvas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning $34,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvás941/
Selvais92401/
Selvash926/
Shelvas921/
Selva9121,469/
Silvas8310,604/
Salvas831,689/
Gelvas83604/
Solvas83240/
Sylvas83190/
Sielva83124/
Slevas8360/
Selvaa8350/
Selvat8332/
Szelva8325/
Selvay8319/
Shelva8319/
Selvac8312/
Celvas8311/
Selvad836/
Selvaz836/
Seilva834/
Selvai832/
Seelva832/
Scelva831/
Sealva831/
Sselva831/
Jelvas831/
Selvau831/
Selvea830/
Silvast77276/
Szilvas7753/
Shelvay7726/
Selvaix7725/
Sylvaus7711/
Gelvase779/
Salvaus775/
Selvatt773/
Selvaha773/
Silveas772/
D'Selva772/
Silvais772/
Shellva771/
Shelvaa771/
Shelvea771/
Selvace771/
Sylvast771/
Selvait771/
Selvaiz771/
Sylvais771/
Sylvash771/
Silvaus771/
Selveys770/
Salvash770/
Silva735,875,328/
Sylva739,518/
Selvo73495/
Celva73265/
Zelva7323/
Sílva7316/
Sýlva731/
Selvaggi712,787/
Szelvach714/
Cellevas712/
Silvasce712/
Seelvach711/
Selvey672,243/
Silvay67154/
Silvaa67120/
Silvea6781/
Sylvah6762/
Silvaz6760/
Sailva6759/
Chelva6756/
Sylvai6747/
Gilvas6735/
Salvos6733/
Silvaş6733/
Silvaš6727/
Sylvos6722/
Silvha6720/
Silvai6719/
Silvos6717/
Silvat6713/
Ssilva6713/
Shelba679/
Shilva679/
Silvaj679/
Cilvas679/
Sislva677/
Silvaș677/
Suilva676/
Šlevas676/
Gelvaz675/
Silvac675/
Selvei674/
Salvaz673/
Xsilva673/
Selveu672/
Selvod672/
Sylvad672/
Síìlva672/
Silvau672/
Ċsilva672/
Sealba672/
Zelvay672/
Silvap672/
Celvai671/
Scelvo671/
Selhua671/
Soilva671/
Silvaà671/
Schelveis671/
Sìílva671/
Hsilva671/
Jsilva671/
Slevaş671/
Seilwa671/
Selvou671/
Selvoy671/
Sylvaj671/
Solwas671/
Silhva671/
Silvoa671/
Sxilva671/
Sylvay670/

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