Selvian Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Selvian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1881:703,45354,601
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selvian (436) may also be a first name.

Selvian Last Name Facts

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

Selvian (Russian: Сельвиан) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selvian.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selvian is the 975,866th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Selvian live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selvian is also the 410,680th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 436 people.

The last name Selvian is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 703,453. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 70 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 13 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Selvian occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Selvian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selvian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selvian last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selvian Last Name Statistics demography

Selvian earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.07% less than the national average, earning $28,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selviane9395/
Selvihan9355/
Salvian86464/
Silvian86276/
Selvyan86262/
Zelvian86132/
Sylvian86115/
Slevian864/
Selvion864/
Selviam863/
Solvian862/
Jelvian861/
Selvianova821/
Sylviane801,123/
Silviane8043/
Szylvian8017/
Sylviann801/
Salviann801/
Sylvianne7512/
Zelvegian751/
Selveyyan751/
Scholvian750/
Zilvian714/
Jilvian713/
Silvianova712/
Silvyan712/
Salvyan712/
Sylvyan712/
Slewian711/
Salvion711/
Silvean711/
Gelvion711/
Sylvion711/
Silviam711/
Shilvyan6767/
Silvășan6735/
Silveșan672/
Silvjane671/

Selvian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvian in the Russian language
Сельвианselvian-

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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 Selvian
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