Selven Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Selven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Norway1481:34,7454,901
India621:12,372,022220,417
Malaysia621:475,71324,024
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Selvén (73) & Selvèn (1) are calculated separately.

Selven (806) may also be a first name.

Selven Last Name Facts

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

Selven (Marathi: सेलवेन, Russian: Сельвен) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Selvén or Selvèn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selven is the 613,453rd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. Selven occurs predominantly in Africa, where 34 percent of Selven live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Selven is also the 288,056th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 806 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 81 percent live, Rivers, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 29 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Selven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selven last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selven earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning 326,956 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvén9473/
Selvèn941/
Shelven9237/
Selveen9210/
Schelven8619/
Selventh863/
Selvesen862/
Sjelvgen861/
Selleven861/
Selvin83936/
Silven83590/
Sleven83522/
Salven83155/
Gelven83148/
Solven83100/
Selvem8361/
Sylven8355/
Selvyn8339/
Celven831/
Selvina77790/
Shelvin77649/
Silvent77459/
Sileven7792/
Solveen7724/
Selvine7718/
Selving7717/
Chelven7714/
Silvene775/
Sylvent774/
Selvion774/
Solvien774/
Sholven774/
Salveen773/
Silveen773/
Sylvene772/
Selveem771/
Selvyna771/
Selvyne771/
Sylvein771/
Salvien771/
Silvean771/
Silvien771/
Zelvene771/
Syleven770/
Scholven71102/
Shelving7116/
Zhelvene716/
Shellvin715/
Shelvina714/
Shelvine713/
Silvesen712/
Selvigne711/
Sellevin711/
Silleven710/
Schelvin710/
Slevin675,726/
Salvin671,474/
Silvin671,066/
Gelvin67616/
Sylvin67330/
Sylvén67329/
Solvin67153/
Silvén67123/
Zelvin6799/
Celvin6767/
Salvén6756/
Scholvien6738/
Jelvin6720/
Sölvén6713/
Gilven6712/
Sölvin6711/
Selvim6711/
Silvyn6711/
Cölven677/
Cilven675/
Zalven672/
Silvem672/
Zleven671/
Silvenova671/
Sylvyn671/
Silvän671/
Sölvèn671/
Sylvèn671/
Sellevine671/

Selven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selven in the Marathi language
सेलवेनselavena43.48
वेनvena30.43
सेलवनselavana17.39
सेलवानselavana8.7
Selven in the Russian language
Сельвенselven-

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