Selving Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Selving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selving Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selving is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selving? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selving is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Selving is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Selving reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Selving is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Selving is primarily concentrated in: California, where 45 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 18 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Selving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selving has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selving surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selving Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selving are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Selving earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.78% more than the national average, earning $63,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelving9316/
Selvin92936/
Selvina86790/
Shelvin86649/
Solving8639/
Jelving8635/
Sölving8630/
Selvine8618/
Silving868/
Selvion864/
Gelving862/
Sleving861/
Salvaing80203/
Shellvin805/
Shelvina804/
Shelvine803/
Sellevin801/
Silvaing801/
Selvigne801/
Schelvin800/
Silvin771,066/
Selven77503/
Sylvin77330/
Zelvin7799/
Selvén7773/
Celvin7767/
Selvyn7739/
Selvim7711/
Selvèn771/
Scholving7534/
Sellevine751/
Schleving750/
Sylvain7161,959/
Silvain711,799/
Silvine71479/
Silvina71459/
Sylvine71176/
Shelven7137/
Sylvina7127/
Celvina7113/
Selveen7110/
Chelvin714/
Silevin713/
Silväng712/
Gilving712/
Sylvint712/
Sylvion711/
Selvyne711/
Sylvein711/
Silvind711/
Silvien711/
Silvint711/
Salvinq711/
Selvyna711/
Shilvin710/
Sylvaine6734/
Schelven6719/
Sylvaint6710/
Silvaint673/
Selventh673/
Syhlvain672/
Selvesen672/
Silvinhe671/
Sylvinne671/
Silvaine671/
Sjelvgen671/
Selleven671/
Sailvina671/
Chelvain671/
Shelbain670/

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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 Selving
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