Sehlwana Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

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

Sehlwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehlwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1681:322,48630,363

Sehlwana Last Name Facts

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

Sehlwana occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehlwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sehlwana is the 1,333,288th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sehlwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 322,486. In South Africa Sehlwana is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 1 percent are found.

Sehlwana Last Name Statistics demography

Sehlwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.98% less than the national average, earning R 130,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selwana93700/
Selwanga88125/
Shilwana885/
Slwana8612/
Silwana803,249/
Jelwana80419/
Selwano804/
Selwena803/
Selbana803/
Gelwana802/
Celwana801/
Sclwana801/
Ssellwanga781/
Chilwana75410/
Sselwano752/
Selwanei751/
Silwanna751/
Silwanaa751/
Sillwana751/
Shiluana751/
Selwango751/
Jlwana711/
Sselwango711/
Gelbana67521/
Selvano67390/
Silwano67276/
Cilwana6799/
Zilwana6738/
Silbana6723/
Sylwano6721/
Gelwano673/
Gilwana672/
Djlwana671/
Slevana671/
Jelwano671/
Slbanna671/

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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
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  • 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 Sehlwana
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