Shelvya Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Shelvya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelvya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Shelvya (19) may also be a first name.

Shelvya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelvya is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelvya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shelvya are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shelvya is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia Shelvya is most common in: West Kalimantan, where 96 percent reside and Jakarta, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Shelvya is found in one country. It is also found in Taiwan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvya9214/
Shelvia8686/
Shelvea861/
Selvia774,921/
Silvya77150/
Sylvya779/
Selvea770/
Shellevia753/
Shilvia7178/
Selvija7154/
Selviaa7116/
Selvias7114/
Shelbia7112/
Chelvaiyah716/
Shylvia713/
Chelvia712/
Sielvia711/
Seilvia711/
Selvagio6793/
Sielviah676/
Silveiya671/

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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 Shelvya
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