Selvek Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Selvek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia761:70,21613,625
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Czechia141:759,53467,321

The alternate forms: Šelvek (4) are calculated separately.

Selvek Last Name Facts

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

Selvek is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Šelvek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Selvek reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Selvek is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 70,216. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Prešov Region, where 99 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Czechia, where 11 percent reside.

Selvek Last Name Statistics demography

Selvek earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $41,829 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelvek944/
Selvik83664/
Silvek834/
Selveg831/
Selveková8073/
Selvekova8017/
Seylbek77162/
Seilbek77139/
Selvick7768/
Shelvik7722/
Shelbek771/
Gelveck771/
Seilbeck7135/
Sellevik7120/
Selempik712/
Selvig671,133/
Solvik67586/
Slevec67177/
Jelvik6766/
Silvik6734/
Salvik6731/
Selvic6715/
Solveg6710/
Sölvik676/
Gelvec675/
Šelveková674/
Silvex672/
Gelvik671/
Salvec671/
Selvikova671/
Solvec671/
Selvegová671/
Selvix671/
Slevyk671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selvek
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