Selwa Surname

374,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Selwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5271:72,12311,299
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Canada461:800,99162,809
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
France121:5,535,227269,324
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Selwa (2,961) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selway912,540/
Selwah9125/
Sehlwa9116/
Szelwa9115/
Sielwa916/
Sselwa911/
Seilwa911/
Sellwa911/
Selwai911/
Selwap911/
Slwa892/
Shelwah8329/
Selwach8314/
Sellway836/
Sehlwai833/
Selua805,242/
Silwa80462/
Slewa80411/
Selwe80387/
Selba80204/
Zelwa80114/
Gelwa8097/
Xelwa8041/
Sylwa8033/
Selwi8011/
Slwai808/
Jelwa806/
Selwo802/
Celwa802/
Slway801/
Szelwach77183/
Schelwat7739/
Selwaycz771/
Sselwaja771/
Shellway770/
Chelwa73574/
Shilwa73325/
Scelba73170/
Saelua73155/
Sellwe73117/
Silway7363/
Selwit7318/
Silewa7315/
Selwod7312/
Selbai7311/
Suulwa7311/
Seluat739/
Slewah737/
Sailwa736/
Silwah735/
Szelba734/
Gelway733/
Selwey732/
Cellwa732/
Selbay732/
Selvah732/
Seelua732/
Sylwua732/
Saelwe732/
Jelwad731/
Zelway731/
Selbea731/
Selhua731/
Sellua731/
Sleway731/
Slewoa731/
Shelwi731/
Silwas731/
Silwua731/
Sellva731/
Selwee731/
Djelwa731/
Jelwah731/
Seelwi731/
Seluas731/
Shlewa731/
Gelwat731/
Slewat730/
Schellwat7118/
Schelwach716/
Schellway710/
Slva67421/
Selyuha6728/
Zelwach6717/
Saeluea6712/
Shilwua679/
Zellway678/
Slba677/
Szelwis677/
D'Silwa674/
Sellwod672/
Slua672/
Silewah672/
Sihlwai672/
Jslewad671/
Dzielwa671/
Shellva671/
Slewahy671/
Chelwai671/
Zlwa671/
Sheliua671/
Silwath671/
Sylwach671/
Chelway671/
Selouha671/
Schelwe671/
Saelwee671/
Slwo671/
Shilway670/
Selwich670/

Selwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selwa in the Tibetan language
གསལ་བ་salwa-
Selwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻮﻯslwy76.92
ﺳﻠﻮﻱslwy15.38
ﺳﻠﻮﺍslwa7.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selwa
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