Selwa Surname
Approximately 956 people bear this surname
Selwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 527 | 1:72,123 | 11,299 |
| United States | 184 | 1:1,969,886 | 126,972 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Selwa (2,961) may also be a first name.
Selwa Demographics
Average Selwa Salary in
United States
$43,986 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻮﻯ, Tibetan: གསལ་བ་) occurs most in Poland. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 374,643rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,622,956 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Selwa live; 55 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 133,199th most common given name in the world, held by 2,961 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 72,123. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Selwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selwa last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.
The amount Selwa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.55% more than the national average, earning $60,886 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| གསལ་བ་ | salwa | - |
| Selwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻮﻯ | slwy | 76.92 |
| ﺳﻠﻮﻱ | slwy | 15.38 |
| ﺳﻠﻮﺍ | slwa | 7.69 |
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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 Selwa
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