Selvey Surname

188,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Selvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3301:272,52625,550
England5471:101,86110,721
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Canada551:669,92054,285
Wales171:182,03112,022
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Selvey (31) may also be a first name.

Selvey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selvey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,491st most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,249,017 people. The last name Selvey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Selvey reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Selvey is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 31 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 272,526. In The United States Selvey is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 18 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Selvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selvey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selvey surname expanded 735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Selvey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Selvey last name is primarily Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Selvey last name are 22.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Selvey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $46,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelvey92497/
Selveya921/
Selveys920/
Seilvey920/
Selvy91892/
Selve91630/
Silvey836,452/
Selver83894/
Selves83839/
Selvie83214/
Salvey83166/
Shelvy83143/
Solvey83141/
Selvet83114/
Selvez8353/
Gelvey8338/
Sielvy8322/
Selvay8319/
Selvee8318/
Sylvey835/
Shelve835/
Selvei834/
Slevey834/
Selveu832/
Sealve832/
Celvey831/
Selvoy831/
Selvae831/
Selvea830/
Selvys830/
Shelver77528/
Shalvey77367/
Selviya7772/
Selleby7741/
Shelvay7726/
Selvych7714/
Shelbey779/
Schelve777/
Shelvie775/
Sellevy774/
Sielver773/
Chelvey772/
Silveys771/
Selvije771/
Silveya771/
Shelvea771/
Selleve771/
Selvhge771/
Shelves771/
Sollvey771/
Sielvie771/
Sealvez771/
Sielves771/
Shelvei771/
Seilver770/
Shelvet770/
Shelvoy770/
Silveyo770/
Selveed770/
Salve73132,302/
Selvi7330,026/
Selva7321,469/
Silvy733,175/
Silve731,898/
Sylve731,008/
Gelve73179/
Zelve73142/
Solve7355/
Sleve7345/
Jelvy7338/
Zelvy7324/
Sölve7319/
Jelve7316/
Celve735/
Sylvy734/
Sälve734/
Slevy732/
Şelve731/
Gelvy730/
Shelleby7176/
Shallvey7137/
Schelver7125/
Selvehed7115/
Shellbey711/
Selveggi711/
Sheeleby711/
Shellevy711/
Sellevee711/
Schlevey710/
Silver6757,022/
Sylvie6727,112/
Shelby6721,667/
Gelvez6717,529/
Gelves677,142/
Sylver671,885/
Jelvez671,689/
Selvas671,581/
Jelves671,088/
Silvee671,084/
Želvys671,055/
Salvay67769/
Silves67439/
Silvie67420/
Gelver67419/
Selvio67381/
Salwey67298/
Sylves67213/
Gilvey67199/
Sealby67155/
Silvay67154/
Solvie67146/
Setlue67132/
Sielva67124/
Shelvi67101/
Solvay6795/
Soelva6785/
Zelvys6784/
Silvea6781/
Silvoy6780/
Silvet6779/
Selvis6774/
Šelver6773/
Salvie6758/
Selvaa6750/
Salhve6741/
Gelvet6740/
Zelver6740/
Solwey6735/
Selvat6732/
Salvee6731/
Solvei6727/
Jelved6726/
Saalve6725/
Szelva6725/
Selviz6723/
Shelva6719/
Celver6718/
Chelvy6718/
Jelver6716/
Sielvi6714/
Silvae6713/
Shalve6711/
Shelbe677/
Sylvee677/
Selvad676/
Selvaz676/
Zhelve675/
Chelve675/
Sylvet675/
Shilve674/
Silved674/
Seilva674/
Sileve674/
Selvip673/
Shleve673/
Jhelvy673/
Seilby673/
Selvai672/
Seelva672/
Selvhi672/
Ssalve672/
Salvei672/
Shilvy672/
Shelue672/
Silvei672/
Celves672/
Zelvay672/
Selvid671/
Scelva671/
Sislvy671/
Silvys671/
Shylve671/
Sealva671/
Seulbe671/
Selveggio671/
Syleve671/
Sylvae671/
Sselva671/
Schelveis671/
Sílver671/
Sealvi671/
Zelvet671/
Soluey671/
Silvue671/
Silvye671/
Sailve671/
Sallve671/
Sealwe671/
Selvou671/
Selvás671/
Gelvay671/
Silevy671/
Silvyo671/
Seilvi671/
Selvii671/
Selvau671/
Silvej671/
Gelvej671/
Salvoy670/
Sylvay670/

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Footnotes

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