Selvy Surname

395,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:574,42047,094
Indonesia1611:821,42462,240
India351:21,916,154310,282
France341:1,953,609166,012
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Selvy (5,161) may also be a first name.

Selvy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selvy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 395,536th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,169,895 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Selvy reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Selvy is also the 94,335th most common first name at a global level, borne by 5,161 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 574,420. In The United States Selvy is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Arkansas, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Selvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selvy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selvy surname rose 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selvy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Selvy last name is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Selvy last name are 10.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

Selvy earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.74% less than the national average, earning $35,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvey912,243/
Shelvy91143/
Sielvy9122/
Selvay9119/
Selvoy911/
Selvys910/
Shelvey83497/
Shelvay8326/
Selvych8314/
Sellevy834/
Selveys830/
Shelvoy830/
Seilvey830/
Selvi8030,026/
Selva8021,469/
Silvy803,175/
Selve80630/
Zelvy8024/
Sylvy804/
Shellevy771/
Shelby7321,667/
Silvey736,452/
Selver73894/
Selves73839/
Selvio73381/
Selvie73214/
Sealby73155/
Silvay73154/
Sielva73124/
Selvet73114/
Shelvi73101/
Silvoy7380/
Selvis7374/
Selvez7353/
Selvaa7350/
Szelva7325/
Selviz7323/
Shelva7319/
Selvee7318/
Chelvy7318/
Sielvi7314/
Sylvey735/
Shelve735/
Selvei734/
Seilva734/
Selvip733/
Seilby733/
Selvai732/
Seelva732/
Selvhi732/
Shilvy732/
Selveu732/
Sealve732/
Zelvay732/
Selvid731/
Celvey731/
Scelva731/
Sislvy731/
Silvys731/
Sealva731/
Sselva731/
Sealvi731/
Silevy731/
Silvyo731/
Seilvi731/
Selvii731/
Selvea730/
Sylvay730/
Shelver67528/
Selvais67401/
Selvich67208/
Szilvay6790/
Selleby6741/
Shellby6712/
Shelvis6710/
Shelbey679/
Schelve677/
Shelvie675/
Sielver673/
Selvaha673/
Silvaya672/
D'Selva672/
Selvaja672/
Chelvey672/
Sylvych672/
Silveys671/
Selvije671/
Schelvi671/
Shellva671/
Shelvaa671/
Shelvea671/
Selleve671/
Selvhge671/
Shealby671/
Shelves671/
Sielvie671/
Sellevi671/
Selvait671/
Selvaiz671/
Sealvez671/
Sielves671/
Shelvei671/
Shielby670/
Seilver670/
Selvish670/
Shelvet670/
Shelboy670/
Selveed670/

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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 Selvy
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