Selwal Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Selwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Nepal | 18 | 1:1,582,275 | 7,357 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selwal (Hindi: सेलवाल) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selwal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Selwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Selwal reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India Selwal is most prevalent in: Haryana, where 40 percent live, Delhi, where 15 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 10 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 21 percent live and Qatar, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelwale | 86 | 24 | / |
| Sheelwal | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shelwall | 86 | 0 | / |
| Silwal | 83 | 7,869 | / |
| Selbal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schelwald | 80 | 46 | / |
| Silwale | 77 | 149 | / |
| Sailwal | 77 | 46 | / |
| Sülwald | 77 | 41 | / |
| Jehlwal | 77 | 20 | / |
| Shilwal | 77 | 12 | / |
| Selwold | 77 | 7 | / |
| Silwaal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saylwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silewal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selyual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selbail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djelwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selball | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slval | 73 | 1 | / |
| Süllwald | 71 | 79 | / |
| Syllwald | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sellvall | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shilwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silwaile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selbol | 67 | 366 | / |
| Gelbal | 67 | 335 | / |
| Silbal | 67 | 27 | / |
| Cilwal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schlewald | 67 | 1 | / |
Selwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selwal in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलवाल | selavala | 66.67 |
| सेल्वाल | selvala | 33.33 |
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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 Selwal
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