Salekwa Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Salekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 113 | 1:468,510 | 32,208 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Salekwa Demographics
Average Salekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 39,900
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Salekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salekwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salekwa is the 1,073,555th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Salekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salekwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 468,510. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 81 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 42 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Salekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Salekwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.21% less than the national average, earning R 39,900 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selekwa | 86 | 396 | / |
| Salekwe | 86 | 27 | / |
| Salakwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salegwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zalekwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chalekwa | 80 | 98 | / |
| Salekwet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sholekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shalakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selekway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selekwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zolekwa | 71 | 165 | / |
| Zalekua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Salakua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Salegua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Salikua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Solikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salekue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saligwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalegwa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Selikway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Salikwet | 67 | 11 | / |
| Seelakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Salekwa
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