Selvi Surname

18,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Selvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey18,5571:4,194600
India5,6071:136,8058,738
Malaysia1,4981:19,6891,858
Italy1,0531:58,07910,411
Indonesia8291:159,52915,565
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
France2651:250,65238,735
Germany1681:479,19941,567
Guatemala1651:97,4712,904
Spain1491:313,77218,634
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
England451:1,238,17956,985
Australia431:627,80744,139
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Northern Cyprus161:19,9385,097
Austria141:608,24554,975
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Norway91:571,36544,190
Libya91:693,7751,982
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Oman41:921,9937,313
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guam11:160,1214,893
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Selvi (87,603) may also be a first name.

Selvi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selvi (Georgian: სელვი, Hindi: सेल्वी, Marathi: सेलवी, Oriya: େସଲଭି, Russian: Сельви) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,363rd most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 242,708 people. The surname Selvi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Selvi reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 11,452nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 87,603 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 18,557 people, or 1 in 4,194. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Selvi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selvi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selvi last name increased 1,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selvi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selvi last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Selvi earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 14.95% less than the national average, earning €25,542 per year and in United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvio91381/
Selvie91214/
Shelvi91101/
Selvis9174/
Selviz9123/
Sielvi9114/
Selvei914/
Selvip913/
Selvai912/
Selvhi912/
Selvid911/
Sealvi911/
Seilvi911/
Selvii911/
Selvais83401/
Selvich83208/
Shelvis8310/
Shelvie835/
Selvije831/
Schelvi831/
Sielvie831/
Sellevi831/
Selvait831/
Selvaiz831/
Shelvei831/
Selvish830/
Salvi8078,968/
Selva8021,469/
Silvi803,668/
Selvy80892/
Selve80630/
Solvi80284/
Sylvi80189/
Zelvi80188/
Celvi8036/
Slevi8013/
Gelvi808/
Jelvi802/
Sölvi801/
Xelvi801/
Selvaggi772,787/
Schelvis77723/
Selveggi771/
Silvio734,132/
Gelvis732,945/
Silvis732,754/
Selvey732,243/
Salvai731,767/
Gelviz73994/
Selver73894/
Selves73839/
Chelvi73512/
Silvie73420/
Sylvis73375/
Sylvio73239/
Zelvis73222/
Solvie73146/
Shelvy73143/
Sielva73124/
Shilvi73117/
Selvet73114/
Shalvi7360/
Salvie7358/
Selvez7353/
Selvaa7350/
Sylvai7347/
Solvei7327/
Szelva7325/
Sailvi7322/
Sielvy7322/
Celvio7322/
Selvay7319/
Silvai7319/
Shelva7319/
Jelvis7318/
Selvee7318/
Shelbi7315/
Solvai738/
Saalvi736/
Shelve735/
Sallvi734/
Seilva734/
Sealui734/
Zaelvi733/
Jelvai733/
Silvid733/
Jelviz733/
Silvhi732/
Seulbi732/
Seelva732/
Salvei732/
Selveu732/
Silvei732/
Sealve732/
Sohlvi732/
Želvis732/
Gelvih732/
Salhvi731/
Celvai731/
Scelva731/
Sealva731/
Sselva731/
Celvis731/
Shelwi731/
Sholvi731/
Silvit731/
Selvoy731/
Celvid731/
Zelviz731/
Selvea730/
Solvii730/
Salvoi730/
Selvys730/
Solvoi730/
Schelveis711/
Shelver67528/
Shelvey67497/
Zhelvis67125/
Soylevi6790/
Gelvich6765/
Shelvay6726/
Silvaid6718/
Zelviea6714/
Selvych6714/
Silvich6711/
Szolvai679/
Shelbie678/
Zsalvai678/
Schelve677/
Shailvi675/
Zelvich674/
Silvois674/
Sellevy674/
Sielver673/
Selimpi673/
Selvaha673/
Chelvis672/
D'Selva672/
Selvaja672/
Silvais672/
Salvhei671/
Chelvai671/
Silvuis671/
Shellbi671/
Shellui671/
Shellva671/
Shelvaa671/
Shelvea671/
Selleve671/
Selvhge671/
Shealui671/
Sylveis671/
Sylvich671/
Sylviss671/
Szalvai671/
Shelves671/
Shahlvi671/
Silvijs671/
Sylvais671/
Zealvit671/
Setlhbi671/
Sealvez671/
Sealwis671/
Sailvai671/
Sielves671/
Selveys670/
Zelvist670/
Seilver670/
Silviss670/
Shelvet670/
Shelvoy670/
Seilvey670/
Silvioa670/
Selveed670/

Selvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvi in the Georgian language
სელვიselvi-
Selvi in the Marathi language
सेलवीselavi68
सेिsei9.14
सैलवीsailavi2.29
सेलवselava1.71
शेलवीselavi1.71
सेळवीselavi1.71
साळवीsalavi1.71
सेलsela1.14
सेलावीselavi0.57
सलवीsalavi0.57
सेलवोselavo0.57
सेवीsevi0.57
सेलवेselave0.57
शेलबीselabi0.57
शेबीsebi0.57
सेलिवseliva0.57
Selvi in the Oriya language
େସଲଭିesalabhi57.14
େସଲଭୀesalabhi14.29
େଲାela14.29
ଏଲେଭଟିelebhati14.29
Selvi in the Hindi language
सेल्वीselvi52.46
सेलवीselavi34.43
सलवीsalavi9.84
सैल्वीsailvi1.64
Selvi in the Russian language
Сельвиselvi-

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