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
The last name Selvem is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selvem.
How Common Is The Last Name Selvem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Selvem reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.
Selvem is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 25 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 21 percent reside and Sarawak, where 18 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside and Qatar, where 15 percent reside.
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
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