Selviah Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Selviah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selviah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Selviah (322) may also be a first name.

Selviah Last Name Facts

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

Selviah occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Selviah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selviah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Selviah are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 488,964th most common first name on earth, borne by 322 people.

The last name Selviah is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 965,323. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 84 percent live, South Sumatra, where 11 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Selviah exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slviah921/
Silviah86399/
Selfiah86113/
Sellvia8611/
Slvia8314/
Selfia771,025/
Seluia77105/
Selbia7754/
Slevia772/
Silfiah7187/
Sielfia7156/
Shelfia719/
Selfiat713/
Selphia711/
Syllvia711/
Selfija711/
Slvio674/
Slwia671/
Silphiah671/
Selwaiea671/

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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 Selviah
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