Selwyne Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selwyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Selwyne (53) may also be a first name.

Selwyne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selwyne is found most in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selwyne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selwyne is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Selwyne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Selwyne live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Selwyne is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 75 percent are found and Greater London, where 25 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.

Selwyne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selwyne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Selwyne surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selwayne931/
Selwyn922,528/
Selwine8644/
Scelwyn866/
Selwynn861/
Selwiney801/
Selwin77197/
Selwen7723/
Celwyn778/
Selwena713/
Cealwyn711/
Selyuina671/
Schelwin670/
Sellvine670/
Sylwin6213/
Silwén628/
Silwen622/
Sylwen621/
Silwin620/
Selvini57484/
Sellvén5725/
Seluini5715/
Sellvin5714/
Szylwin577/
Selbini576/
Selveni573/
Seluina573/
Celbene571/
Sailwin571/
Zelwain571/
Zelbene571/
Shellvin535/
Chelwein531/
Chilwine531/
Shillwen530/

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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 Selwyne
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