Selwen Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Selwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Selwen (20) may also be a first name.

Selwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selwen occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Selwen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Selwen is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Selwen reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 95 percent live and Jakarta, where 5 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Selwen is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Iceland, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selwent92114/
Selwyn832,528/
Selwin83197/
Selben839/
Silwen832/
Slween831/
Sylwen831/
Slewen831/
Seluen831/
Selwine7744/
Scelwyn776/
Selwyne775/
Sellwyn773/
Seelwnh771/
Shelwne771/
Selwynn771/
Sellwin770/
Schellwien752/
Slewn731/
Clwen731/
Seelueng7117/
Selwayne711/
Schelwin710/
Shillwen710/
Selbin6765/
Zelwin6726/
Silben6720/
Sylwin6713/
Sleben6710/
Silwén678/
Celwyn678/
Gelben677/
Zelben675/
Slwion672/
Jeluen671/
Silwin670/
Sluhen670/
Gelwin670/
Slewin670/

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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 Selwen
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