Sehele Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sehele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sehele (13) may also be a first name.

Sehele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sehele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻬﻠﻪ) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sehele are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Sehele is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Sehele is mostly concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 40 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 10 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Sehele exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shehele9294/
Seheele921/
Seehele921/
Sahele836,779/
Sehole831,411/
Sihele83696/
Seheli83557/
Sheule83543/
Sehale83165/
Shiele8323/
Seahle8318/
Sohele8316/
Seeyle8315/
Sheole835/
Sehile832/
Sieele831/
Seeile831/
Seuhle831/
Shyele831/
Seoele831/
Seohle831/
Saeele831/
Schiele779,841/
Sehahle77176/
Shoaele77174/
Scheule7777/
Shieler7767/
Soheleh7755/
Schéele7733/
Seoehle7729/
Sahelie7725/
Shieles7715/
Soeheli7710/
Shielee7710/
Scheéle777/
Saeelee776/
Sehohle775/
Sehalee774/
Sehéler773/
Shehale772/
Shihele772/
Sehiles772/
Sheulee772/
Sehaile772/
Seahela772/
Seealey771/
Siehlee771/
Siheler771/
Shehile771/
Seehale771/
Sehelli771/
Shielle771/
Schjele771/
Seehely771/
Seahile771/
Sheheli771/
Shehole771/
Seaelie771/
Schyele771/
Saheleh771/
Sheulhe771/
Shieley770/
Sheoley770/
Seyyele770/
Siehley770/
Siele739,270/
Geele737,254/
Seule73429/
Seole7316/
Syele732/
Soheilie71411/
Schiehle71103/
Sheehela7178/
Shieller7161/
Saehalee7138/
Schielie7135/
Schjelle7128/
Schielle7112/
Sehiller714/
Scheuhle713/
Sehailey712/
Seaehler712/
Hsiehlee712/
Schielei712/
Sahelieh712/
Shejjale711/
Sehuyler711/
Sehitler711/
Schieley711/
Scheuleu711/
Sehailet711/
Seeahlee711/
Seaahlee711/
Seahalee711/
Saeelhee711/
Soaelhee711/
Geeheler710/
Schielea710/
Sahile6714,050/
Saheli675,390/
Sehili675,133/
Sheuli674,920/
Sieler672,438/
Geelle672,093/
Soheli671,551/
Sohely67992/
Chiele67636/
Sahely67505/
Seuleu67310/
Sieley67143/
Geeler67128/
Sielei67128/
Shiely67115/
Schieleit67113/
Sihale67113/
Sehali67104/
Shiela6789/
Geeleh6775/
Sihela6767/
Shaole6735/
Sielle6733/
Seholi6721/
Sieles6718/
Shieli6714/
Syeles6713/
Sziele6713/
Sihile6711/
Sohile6711/
Shjeli6711/
Seaile678/
Syehli678/
Sielie678/
Sielee676/
Schieller674/
Geeley674/
Shyeli674/
Seeila673/
Sielet673/
Seehöller673/
Seulee673/
Sieile672/
Saeeli672/
Sieleh672/
Sehily672/
Geeles671/
Cehale671/
Scihesler671/
Sieely671/
Sielge671/
Ssyele671/
Shoale671/
Geelee671/
Sielea671/
Seulle671/
Sieleu671/
Saeale671/
Seeela671/
Seayle671/
Schöeller671/
Cehile671/
Zohele671/
Seheheloa671/
Seeheelya671/
Saeyle671/
Siheli671/
Seuley670/
Seolle670/
Gehile670/

Sehele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sehele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻬﻠﻪshlh-

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Footnotes

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