Selvister Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Selvister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Selvister (111) may also be a first name.

Selvister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvister is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Selvister live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selvister is also the 890,531st most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 111 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Selvister is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Selvister is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Selvister
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