Selve Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Selve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3761:176,65627,509
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
India431:17,838,730274,051
Turkey381:2,047,93270,216
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

Selve (923) may also be a first name.

Selve Last Name Facts

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

Selve (Georgian: სელვე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻔﻪ, Marathi: सेलवे, Russian: Сельве) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Şelve. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 517,348th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Selve live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 266,626th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 923 people.

Selve is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 176,656. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent live. Apart from France it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Selve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selve has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selve last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Selve earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şelve931/
Selvey912,243/
Selver91894/
Selves91839/
Selvie91214/
Selvet91114/
Selvez9153/
Selvee9118/
Shelve915/
Selvei914/
Selveu912/
Sealve912/
Selvea910/
Shelver83528/
Shelvey83497/
Schelve837/
Shelvie835/
Sielver833/
Selvije831/
Shelvea831/
Selleve831/
Selvhge831/
Shelves831/
Sielvie831/
Sealvez831/
Sielves831/
Shelvei831/
Selveys830/
Seilver830/
Shelvet830/
Seilvey830/
Selveed830/
Salve80132,302/
Selvi8030,026/
Selva8021,469/
Silve801,898/
Sylve801,008/
Selvy80892/
Gelve80179/
Zelve80142/
Solve8055/
Sleve8045/
Sölve8019/
Jelve8016/
Celve805/
Sälve804/
Schelver7725/
Selvehed7715/
Selveggi771/
Sellevee771/
Silver7357,022/
Gelvez7317,529/
Gelves737,142/
Silvey736,452/
Sylver731,885/
Jelvez731,689/
Jelves731,088/
Silvee731,084/
Silves73439/
Silvie73420/
Gelver73419/
Selvio73381/
Sylves73213/
Salvey73166/
Solvie73146/
Shelvy73143/
Solvey73141/
Setlue73132/
Sielva73124/
Shelvi73101/
Silvea7381/
Silvet7379/
Selvis7374/
Šelver7373/
Salvie7358/
Selvaa7350/
Salhve7341/
Gelvet7340/
Zelver7340/
Gelvey7338/
Salvee7331/
Solvei7327/
Jelved7326/
Saalve7325/
Szelva7325/
Selviz7323/
Sielvy7322/
Selvay7319/
Shelva7319/
Celver7318/
Jelver7316/
Sielvi7314/
Shalve7311/
Shelbe737/
Sylvee737/
Zhelve735/
Sylvey735/
Chelve735/
Sylvet735/
Slevey734/
Shilve734/
Silved734/
Seilva734/
Sileve734/
Selvip733/
Shleve733/
Selvai732/
Seelva732/
Selvhi732/
Ssalve732/
Salvei732/
Shelue732/
Silvei732/
Celves732/
Selvid731/
Celvey731/
Scelva731/
Shylve731/
Sealva731/
Seulbe731/
Syleve731/
Sselva731/
Sílver731/
Sealvi731/
Zelvet731/
Sailve731/
Sallve731/
Sealwe731/
Selvoy731/
Seilvi731/
Selvii731/
Silvej731/
Gelvej731/
Selvys730/
Schelveis711/
Sylvest671,470/
Silvest67609/
Selvais67401/
Shalvey67367/
Selvich67208/
Seilbea67103/
Schleve67102/
Selleby6741/
Silverå6728/
Shelvay6726/
Silvett6723/
Shilver6715/
Silvhed6715/
Zelviea6714/
Selvych6714/
Silvesh6713/
Silvesd6713/
Shelvis6710/
Shelbey679/
Shelbie678/
Silvetz678/
Djelveh677/
Shellbe677/
Shellue677/
Chelvee676/
Sellevy674/
Selvaha673/
Suilver673/
Silveas672/
Silveer672/
Silvher672/
Saylver672/
Gelvett672/
D'Selva672/
Selvaja672/
Chelvey672/
Sylveer672/
Silveys671/
Salvhei671/
Scholve671/
Schelvi671/
Shellva671/
Sheluer671/
Shelvaa671/
Sylveis671/
Sylvett671/
Silvess671/
Shealue671/
Seelebe671/
Jelleve671/
Sollvey671/
Sellebe671/
Sellevi671/
Selvait671/
Selvaiz671/
Silvets671/
Saelhue671/
Chelver670/
Shelber670/
Selvish670/
Shelvoy670/
Silleve670/

Selve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selve in the Georgian language
სელვეselve-
Selve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻔﻪslfh-
Selve in the Marathi language
सेलवेselave-
Selve in the Russian language
Сельвеselve-

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