Selvig Surname
Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname
Selvig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 740 | 1:489,809 | 41,354 |
| Norway | 209 | 1:24,604 | 3,270 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Denmark | 77 | 1:73,308 | 7,251 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
Selvig Demographics
Average Selvig Salary in
United States
$48,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selvig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selvig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selvig is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selvig? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 327,639th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. The surname Selvig occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Selvig are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 489,809. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Selvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selvig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selvig surname increased 1,423 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selvig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selvig surname are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.72% registered with the political party.
The amount Selvig earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.65% more than the national average, earning 469,468 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $45,910 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selvik | 83 | 664 | / |
| Solvig | 83 | 145 | / |
| Gelvig | 83 | 61 | / |
| Salvig | 83 | 49 | / |
| Selvic | 83 | 15 | / |
| Slevig | 83 | 5 | / |
| Selvix | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selveg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selvick | 77 | 68 | / |
| Solveig | 77 | 41 | / |
| Selvaix | 77 | 25 | / |
| Shelvik | 77 | 22 | / |
| Shelvic | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shalvig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelwig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sellevik | 71 | 20 | / |
| Slevoigh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Solveigh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solvik | 67 | 586 | / |
| Selvek | 67 | 128 | / |
| Jelvik | 67 | 66 | / |
| Silvik | 67 | 34 | / |
| Salvik | 67 | 31 | / |
| Solveg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Salwig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Solwig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sölvik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Selvikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelvic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelvik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelvix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selvegová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celvic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selehevic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silvic | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Selvig
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