Selves Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Selves Surname Definition:

The son of Self.

Selves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2741:242,41937,533
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
England1101:506,52832,143
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Uruguay651:52,7965,844
Canada541:682,32655,162
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Selves (37) may also be a first name.

Selves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Self.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Selves Last Name Facts

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

Selves (Hindi: सेल्वेस) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selves? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 415,025th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,685,990 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Selves live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Selves is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 242,419. In France Selves is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 28 percent are found, Occitanie, where 26 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Selves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selves are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selves earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $52,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelves921/
Sielves921/
Selveys920/
Selve91630/
Gelves837,142/
Selvey832,243/
Jelves831,088/
Selver83894/
Solves83765/
Salves83454/
Silves83439/
Selvie83214/
Sylves83213/
Selvet83114/
Selvis8374/
Selvez8353/
Selvee8318/
Shelve835/
Selvei834/
Selveu832/
Celves832/
Sealve832/
Selvea830/
Selvys830/
Schelveis801/
Sylvest771,470/
Silvest77609/
Shelver77528/
Shelvey77497/
Silveus77488/
Selvais77401/
Silvesh7713/
Silvesd7713/
Shelvis7710/
Schelve777/
Shelvie775/
Solveus775/
Silvies774/
Sielver773/
Silveas772/
Salvesh772/
Silveys771/
Selvije771/
Shelvea771/
Selleve771/
Selvhge771/
Sylveis771/
Silvess771/
Salveus771/
Sielvie771/
Selvice771/
Silvets771/
Sealvez771/
Shelvei771/
Salvess770/
Seilver770/
Selvish770/
Shelvet770/
Seilvey770/
Selveed770/
Selvi7330,026/
Selva7321,469/
Silve731,898/
Sylve731,008/
Selvy73892/
Zelve73142/
Celve735/
Sälve734/
Şelve731/
Schelvis71723/
Schelver7125/
Selvehed7115/
Silvesse712/
Silvhesh711/
Silvhesr711/
Silvhest711/
Selveggi711/
Sellevee711/
Sylvesse711/
Silver6757,022/
Gelvez6717,529/
Silvey676,452/
Gelvis672,945/
Silvis672,754/
Sylver671,885/
Jelvez671,689/
Silvee671,084/
Želvys671,055/
Silvie67420/
Selvio67381/
Sylvis67375/
Zelvis67222/
Solvez67150/
Shelvy67143/
Solues67140/
Setlue67132/
Sielva67124/
Gilves67123/
Shelvi67101/
Zelvys6784/
Silvea6781/
Silvet6779/
Šelver6773/
Salvis6764/
Zilves6753/
Selvaa6750/
Salvez6747/
Szelva6725/
Selviz6723/
Sielvy6722/
Selvay6719/
Shelva6719/
Celver6718/
Jelvis6718/
Selvic6715/
Sielvi6714/
Schleveis6714/
Shelbe677/
Sylvee677/
Solvis676/
Sylvey675/
Chelve675/
Sylvet675/
Shilve674/
Silved674/
Seilva674/
Sileve674/
Solvès674/
Selvip673/
Zalves673/
Selvai672/
Silvex672/
Seelva672/
Selvhi672/
Shelue672/
Silvei672/
Želvis672/
Cilves672/
Selvid671/
Celvey671/
Scelva671/
Solwes671/
Silvys671/
Shylve671/
Sealva671/
Shealewis671/
Syleve671/
Sselva671/
Slevis671/
Celvis671/
Çalves671/
Sílver671/
Sealvi671/
Shellevis671/
Sailve671/
Sealwe671/
Selvoy671/
Selvix671/
Seilvi671/
Selvii671/
Silvej671/
Xelvis671/

Selves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selves in the Hindi language
सेल्वेसselvesa-

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