Salewe Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Salewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 79 | 1:25,729 | 5,110 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Salewe (20) may also be a first name.
Salewe Demographics
Average Salewe Salary in
South Africa
R 98,736
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Salewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salewe (Marathi: साळेवे) has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salewe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Salewe are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename on earth, held by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 25,729. In Lesotho Salewe is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 65 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 34 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 1 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
Salewe Last Name Statistics demography
Salewe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.45% less than the national average, earning R 98,736 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salewe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salewe in the Marathi language | ||
| साळेवे | saleve | - |
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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 Salewe
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