Selwah Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Selwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Selwah Last Name Facts

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

Selwah is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selwah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selwah is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Selwah is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Selwah are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,601,982. In Canada Selwah is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 48 percent live, New Brunswick, where 39 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 9 percent live. Not including Canada Selwah occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Selwah Last Name Statistics demography

Selwah earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.88% less than the national average, earning $37,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelwah9229/
Selwach9214/
Selwa91956/
Szelwach86183/
Selway832,540/
Sehlwa8316/
Szelwa8315/
Slewah837/
Sielwa836/
Silwah835/
Selvah832/
Sselwa831/
Sellwa831/
Jelwah831/
Selwai831/
Selwap831/
Schelwach806/
Slwa802/
Zelwach7717/
Sellway776/
Sehlwai773/
Silwath771/
Slewahy771/
Sylwach771/
Selua735,242/
Silwa73462/
Slewa73411/
Selba73204/
Zelwa73114/
Gelwa7397/
Xelwa7341/
Sylwa7333/
Slwai738/
Jelwa736/
Selwo732/
Celwa732/
Slway731/
Jlwah731/
Schelwat7139/
Szylwach7117/
Selwaycz711/
Shellway710/
Chelwa67574/
Shilwa67325/
Scelba67170/
Saelua67155/
Slebah6777/
Silway6763/
Silvah6756/
Schellwat6718/
Selwod6712/
Selbai6711/
Suulwa6711/
Seluat679/
Szelba674/
Gelway673/
Selwey672/
Cellwa672/
Selbay672/
Sylwua672/
Seelua672/
Jelwad671/
Djelwa671/
Gelwat671/
Shlewa671/
Seluas671/
Seluho671/
Sellva671/
Silwua671/
Silwas671/
Sleway671/
Zelway671/
Slewoa671/
Selbea671/
Selhua671/
Sellua671/
Gelbah671/
Schellway670/
Slewat670/

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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 Selwah
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