Selwan Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Selwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
India471:16,320,540259,912
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Selwan (2,186) may also be a first name.

Selwan Last Name Facts

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

Selwan (Hindi: सेलवान, Marathi: सेलवान) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 781,947th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Selwan reside; 42 percent reside in North Africa and 42 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Selwan is also the 160,264th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 2,186 people.

Selwan is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Aside from Egypt this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.

Selwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selwan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selwan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selwan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selwan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.57% more than the national average, earning $64,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selwane921,570/
Selwant9212/
Shelwan926/
Slwan912/
Sellwane8688/
Shelwane8644/
Sielwant8620/
Seelwant865/
Seilwane861/
Selwayne861/
Sylwan83183/
Selwon83149/
Silwan83137/
Seluan8359/
Jelwan8331/
Gelwan8325/
Selban8318/
Selwam8313/
Slwane833/
Slwang832/
Zelwan832/
Slwanh832/
Slewan830/
Silwane771,456/
Sylwant7733/
Jelwane7723/
Seluane7715/
Shilwan7713/
Slewane7711/
Seluang776/
Silewan776/
Sellvan775/
Saeluan775/
Sailwan773/
Gelwane773/
Celwane772/
Sellban771/
Seluann771/
Sielwon771/
Sylwand771/
Zelwain771/
Shlwane771/
Selbaan771/
Selwong771/
Sluan7336/
Slvan732/
Zlwan731/
Slban731/
Slwam731/
Slwon731/
Clwan730/
Shilwane71205/
Seeluang71106/
Selluang718/
Chelwane712/
Shailwan711/
Chehlwan711/
Seluantt711/
Sailhwan711/
Silewane711/
Sellvang711/
Siluan67162/
Celban67162/
Gelban67128/
Silban67127/
Silwon6769/
Slewon6759/
Jilwan6748/
Seluam6742/
Slevan6723/
Gilwan675/
Jeluan675/
Selbon674/
Silwam672/
Slvain672/
Sylwon672/
Seluanova672/
Sylban671/
Sluane671/
Sllvan671/
Slwong671/
Sleban671/
Zilwan671/
Celuan671/
Slvann670/

Selwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selwan in the Hindi language
सेलवानselavana94.12
सेलवनselavana5.88
Selwan in the Marathi language
सेलवानselavana71.43
सेलवनselavana28.57

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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 Selwan
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