Selvathurai Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Selvathurai Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from செல்வம் (selvam), meaning 'wealth', and துரை (thurai), meaning 'lord' or 'master'.

Selvathurai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Selvathurai (56) may also be a first name.

Selvathurai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from செல்வம் (selvam), meaning 'wealth', and துரை (thurai), meaning 'lord' or 'master'.

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Selvathurai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvathurai is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvathurai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Selvathurai live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selvathurai is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 56 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 842,692. In Malaysia Selvathurai is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 37 percent live, Penang, where 29 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Selvathurai Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selvathurai earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning 379,866 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.34% less than the national average, earning $38,086 CAD per year.

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