Shelvam Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Shelvam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shelvam (245) may also be a first name.
Shelvam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelvam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelvam (Marathi: शेलवम) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelvam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shelvam reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shelvam is also the 570,604th most common first name on earth, held by 245 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 15,040,498. In India Shelvam is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 82 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selvam | 92 | 18,247 | / |
| Chelvam | 86 | 417 | / |
| Shelvan | 86 | 17 | / |
| Selvham | 86 | 10 | / |
| Selvame | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sealvam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shalvam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seelvam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saelvam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shelbam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shelwam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schelvan | 80 | 93 | / |
| Shelvane | 80 | 53 | / |
| Shelvhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selvan | 77 | 12,784 | / |
| Silvam | 77 | 177 | / |
| Salvam | 77 | 118 | / |
| Selvom | 77 | 38 | / |
| Solvam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sheelvant | 75 | 109 | / |
| Chelvan | 71 | 2,126 | / |
| Shilvan | 71 | 27 | / |
| Selvane | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shelvon | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shitelbaum | 71 | 7 | / |
| Selvang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shelwan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chelvom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shelban | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chilvam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Selvant | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shylvan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sailvam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Selvaan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sylvaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvasn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilvant | 67 | 3,322 | / |
| Shilvane | 67 | 469 | / |
| Shelwane | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sheluhanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Syhlvain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shelwant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelvain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seelvant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilwamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelvane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelbain | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schelvon | 67 | 0 | / |
Shelvam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelvam in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलवम | selavama | 92.86 |
| शेलवाम | selavama | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Shelvam
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