Selvem Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Selvem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Selvem (43) may also be a first name.
Selvem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selvem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selvem is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Selvem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selvem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Selvem live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selvem is also the 1,545,828th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 25 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 21 percent live and Sarawak, where 18 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Qatar, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selveem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Selven | 83 | 503 | / |
| Selvim | 83 | 11 | / |
| Salvem | 83 | 6 | / |
| Silvem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shelven | 77 | 37 | / |
| Selvine | 77 | 18 | / |
| Selveen | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chelvem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Silviem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selvyne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silvhem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silevem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schelven | 71 | 19 | / |
| Selventh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shelvine | 71 | 3 | / |
| Selvesen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selleven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvigne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sjelvgen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvin | 67 | 936 | / |
| Silven | 67 | 590 | / |
| Selvén | 67 | 73 | / |
| Sylven | 67 | 55 | / |
| Selvyn | 67 | 39 | / |
| Salvim | 67 | 18 | / |
| Silvim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Celvim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sellevine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selvèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celven | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Selvem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis