Selvum Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Selvum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Selvum (223) may also be a first name.

Selvum Last Name Facts

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

Selvum is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selvum is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Selvum is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Selvum reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most widespread forename at a global level, held by 223 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Selvum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selvum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selvum last name rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selvum Last Name Statistics demography

Selvum earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.19% less than the national average, earning R 125,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvum831/
Chelvum775/
Shelbum770/
Shelbume712/
Silvom672/
Shitelbaum637/
Chiselbaum630/
Silvoom623/
Sileboum571/
Schelvon570/
Cettelbaum503/

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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 Selvum
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