Selvestru Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Selvestru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Selvestru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selvestru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selvestru (Russian: Сельвестру) occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selvestru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Selvestru is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Selvestru are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
Selvestru is most widely held in Moldova, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 222,586. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Strășeni District, where 56 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 38 percent live and Hîncești District, where 6 percent live. Other than Moldova this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selvestru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selvestru in the Russian language | ||
| Сельвестру | selvestru | - |
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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 Selvestru
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