Shelvic Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shelvic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelvic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shelvic (5) may also be a first name.

Shelvic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelvic occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelvic? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shelvic reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shelvic is also the 5,493,085th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 5 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Shelvic is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvic9215/
Selvich86208/
Selvick8668/
Selvici8638/
Shelvik8622/
Shelvis8610/
Schelvis80723/
Shelwick805/
Shilvick800/
Selvig771,133/
Selvik77664/
Selvis7774/
Selvić7728/
Selviz7723/
Selvix771/
Celvic771/
Silvic770/
Shellwick758/
Schelveis751/
Selehevic751/
Schellevisch7410/
Selvais71401/
Selvaix7125/
Selvych7114/
Silvich7111/
Silvick718/
Selvitz718/
Hsilvic715/
Zelvich714/
Chelvis712/
Sylevic711/
Shelbik711/
Shelwig711/
Sylvich711/
Shelves711/
Selvaiz711/
Selvish710/
Silevich67243/
Sellevik6720/
Silevicz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shelvic
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