Sanelo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sanelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sanelo (67) may also be a first name.

Sanelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanelo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanelo is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Sanelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Sanelo reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sanelo is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangelo9246/
Sannelo923/
Saneilo921/
Seanelo921/
Saineloi861/
Sangello861/
Shannelo861/
Canelo8312,121/
Sonelo83412/
Sanela83159/
Sanolo8378/
Zanelo8348/
Senelo8346/
Janelo8341/
Sanilo8320/
Sanalo838/
Sanylo833/
Sanislo77507/
Sangela77368/
Senoelo77244/
Chanelo77208/
Sanyslo77110/
Sainela7798/
Gianelo7783/
Zanoelo7776/
Sannela7775/
Sannolo7768/
Sionelo7759/
Zangelo7734/
Caneloi7726/
Songelo7726/
Canelho7721/
Saneela7721/
Shanela7717/
Seneelo7714/
Sanaela7710/
Zhanelo778/
Shenelo777/
Senelio775/
Cainelo774/
Saniloh774/
Sahnela773/
Sangilo773/
Sanelia773/
Saunela773/
Seanela773/
Saniela773/
Sanyolo772/
Saniloa772/
Caneilo771/
Zanelot771/
Szanela771/
Sanelas771/
Shanilo771/
Janelot771/
Shonelo771/
Djanelo771/
Shanalo771/
Seinelo771/
Shanylo771/
Sonelot770/
Shahnela71383/
Sangillo71253/
Shaneela71173/
Shanoilo7156/
Sanelias7149/
Shangela7133/
Gianelos7129/
Sangella7128/
Szanislo7127/
Sangelia7122/
Sanneela7121/
Sangaylo7116/
Sannaela7113/
Saineela714/
Jannelos714/
Sanhailo714/
Sanelyas713/
Shanelya712/
Sagnelia712/
Shanyolo712/
Saneulla711/
Saanislo711/
Sangeela711/
Sangelah711/
Sangelya711/
Sangilio711/
Scannela711/
Shainela711/
Shangilo711/
Sangailo711/
Songello711/
Saynaloy711/
Sanelath711/
Sanielia711/
Shhanela711/
Gianelho711/
Canela6722,591/
Zanela672,245/
Zanolo67638/
Giannelos67628/
Sanala67614/
Giannelou67394/
Sanila67391/
Janela67337/
Zanetello67195/
Canilo6782/
Sonela6779/
Sanola6736/
Janicello6733/
Senela6722/
Janisello6718/
Zanylo6715/
Sonolo677/
Sonalo676/
Senilo675/
Zanilo674/
Conelo674/
Sanetella674/
Canêlo674/
Sanjla673/
Sanyla673/
Sonilo673/
Senylo673/
Janilo672/
Senalo672/
Zanalo672/
Sagginela671/
Shangeela671/
Shangelia671/
Shangilio671/
Shanheela671/
Saenhalio671/
Saneullah671/
Canélo671/
Zonelo671/
Senolo671/
Sanhla671/

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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 Sanelo
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