Selvin Surname

380,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Selvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Jamaica491:58,5703,174
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
England201:2,785,90397,972
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Selvin (40,842) may also be a first name.

Selvin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvin (Hindi: सेल्विन, Marathi: सेलवीन, Oriya: େସଲଭିନ, Russian: Сельвин) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 380,890th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,785,840 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Selvin are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 21,835th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 40,842 people.

Selvin is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 32 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Selvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Selvin surname expanded 1,737 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selvin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selvin surname are 43.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Selvin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.46% more than the national average, earning $57,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $59,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvina92790/
Shelvin92649/
Selvine9218/
Selving9217/
Selvion924/
Shelving8616/
Shellvin865/
Shelvina864/
Shelvine863/
Sellevin861/
Selvigne861/
Schelvin860/
Slevin835,726/
Salvin831,474/
Silvin831,066/
Gelvin83616/
Selven83503/
Sylvin83330/
Solvin83153/
Zelvin8399/
Selvén8373/
Celvin8367/
Selvyn8339/
Jelvin8320/
Selvim8311/
Sölvin8311/
Selvèn831/
Sellevine801/
Sylvain7761,959/
Silvain771,799/
Silvine77479/
Silvina77459/
Sylvine77176/
Shalvin7739/
Shelven7737/
Jelving7735/
Salvain7732/
Sölving7730/
Shlevin7727/
Sylvina7727/
Zelvina7727/
Celvina7713/
Hjelvin7713/
Selveen7710/
Silving778/
Sallvin775/
Solvien774/
Zelvine774/
Chelvin774/
Silevin773/
Gelving772/
Slevine772/
Gelvine772/
Sylvint772/
Silvint771/
Sholvin771/
Silvien771/
Silvind771/
Salvien771/
Sylvein771/
Sylvion771/
Selvyne771/
Selvyna771/
Shilvin770/
Scholvin71173/
Sylvaine7134/
Schelven7119/
Sylvaint7110/
Selventh713/
Silvaint713/
Selvesen712/
Schlevin712/
Schalvin712/
Syhlvain712/
Sailvina711/
Shelbine711/
Selleven711/
Sjelvgen711/
Silvaine711/
Silvaing711/
Sylvinne711/
D'Salvin711/
Silvinhe711/
Chelvain711/
Shelbain710/
Gilvin67670/
Silven67590/
Sleven67522/
Sylvén67329/
Salven67155/
Gelven67148/
Silvén67123/
Solven67100/
Selvem6761/
Salvén6756/
Sylven6755/
Scholvien6738/
Zalvin6713/
Sölvén6713/
Silvyn6711/
Cilvin6710/
Silvim677/
Silvinova674/
Celvim672/
Sylvyn671/
Celven671/
Silvän671/
Sölvèn671/
Sylvèn671/

Selvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvin in the Hindi language
सेल्विनselvina-
Selvin in the Oriya language
େସଲଭିନesalabhina-
Selvin in the Marathi language
सेलवीनselavina41.41
वीनvina32.81
सॅलवीनselavina8.59
सेिsei8.59
सेलिवनselivana3.91
सॆलिवनselivana0.78
सॅलिवनselivana0.78
सेलावीनselavina0.78
Selvin in the Russian language
Сельвинselvin-

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