Selwam Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Selwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Selwam (21) may also be a first name.
Selwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selwam (Hindi: सेल्वाम) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selwam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selwam is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Selwam reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selwam is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.
The last name Selwam is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 43 percent live, Perak, where 29 percent live and Johor, where 14 percent live. Barring Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 46 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelwam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Slwam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Selwan | 83 | 362 | / |
| Seluam | 83 | 42 | / |
| Selbam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Silwam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Selwane | 77 | 1,570 | / |
| Sellvam | 77 | 27 | / |
| Selwant | 77 | 12 | / |
| Selbaum | 77 | 11 | / |
| Seluame | 77 | 6 | / |
| Seeluam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shelwan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sellbam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sellwane | 71 | 88 | / |
| Shelwane | 71 | 44 | / |
| Sielwant | 71 | 20 | / |
| Seelwant | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sellbaum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selwayne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilwamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sylwan | 67 | 183 | / |
| Selwon | 67 | 149 | / |
| Silwan | 67 | 137 | / |
| Seluan | 67 | 59 | / |
| Schelbaum | 67 | 25 | / |
| Selban | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gelbam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silbam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silwom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selbom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seluom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sluame | 67 | 1 | / |
Selwam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selwam in the Hindi language | ||
| सेल्वाम | selvama | - |
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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 Selwam
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