Shelva Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shelva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shelva (1,521) may also be a first name.
Shelva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelva (Hindi: शेल्वा, Marathi: शेलवा) is most common in India. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelva? popularity and diffusion
Shelva is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shelva reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shelva is also the 199,038th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,521 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Shelva is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 44 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 38 percent are found and Karnataka, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India Shelva occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Shelva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shelva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelva in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलवा | selava | - |
| Shelva in the Hindi language | ||
| शेल्वा | selva | 50 |
| शेलवा | selava | 50 |
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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 Shelva
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