Selvya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Selvya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Selvya (419) may also be a first name.

Selvya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selvya (Russian: Сельвя) is most common in Indonesia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selvya.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvya? popularity and diffusion

Selvya is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Selvya reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selvya is also the 419,838th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 419 people.

The surname Selvya is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 25 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelvya9229/
Selvia834,921/
Silvya83150/
Sylvya839/
Selvea830/
Shelvia7786/
Selvija7754/
Selviaa7716/
Selvias7714/
Sielvia771/
Seilvia771/
Shelvea771/
Selvagio7193/
Sielviah716/
Silveiya711/
Silvia6729,071/
Sylvia6715,269/
Selvio67381/
Zelvia67130/
Sílvia67114/
Silvea6781/
Celvia6716/
Selveo674/
Shellevia673/
Silvyo671/

Selvya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvya in the Russian language
Сельвяselva-

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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 Selvya
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