Selabi Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Selabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selabi (85) may also be a first name.

Selabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selabi (Hindi: सेलाबी, Marathi: सेलाबी, Oriya: େସଲାବି) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Selabi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selabi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 755,622nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Selabi are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 85 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 255,555. In South Africa Selabi is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, North West, where 24 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live. Besides South Africa Selabi exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Selabi Last Name Statistics demography

Selabi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.7% less than the national average, earning R 102,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehlabi92309/
Selabie9237/
Seilabi9224/
Setlabi928/
Selabit927/
Selabai925/
Selabhi925/
Seylabi923/
Shelabi923/
Setlhabi862,227/
Selabhai8693/
Sethlabi8633/
Seelabai864/
Shelhabi862/
Shelabai861/
Sheelabi861/
Saelaebi861/
Salabi831,880/
Selabe831,610/
Selebi83968/
Selawi83592/
Solabi83514/
Sylabi83427/
Silabi83315/
Selavi83122/
Jelabi834/
Selaby833/
Selaba833/
Selobi832/
Gelabi831/
Sheilabai8030/
Sheelabai8010/
Soelabhai803/
Seelabhai801/
Seitlhabi801/
Shalabi7750,913/
Sallabi775,551/
Chelabi771,676/
Salabai771,578/
Shilabi77607/
Sholabi77381/
Salabie77288/
Shelaby77244/
Djelabi77239/
Shelebi77200/
Sailabi77138/
Seloubi77117/
Selaive7772/
Solabie7746/
Saalabi7739/
Saylabi7737/
Silabiy7734/
Selaibe7726/
Selaboy7725/
Silabai7722/
Silabie7720/
Sahlabi7719/
Shelavi7716/
Selabey7715/
Salahbi7714/
Selyavi7712/
Selebai7712/
Salabhi7712/
Selaiwa7710/
Sehlabe7710/
Celeabi778/
Selampi777/
Jelabai776/
Salabei776/
Salabui776/
Sehlawi776/
Seelawi775/
Selabay775/
Selabha774/
Seylaby774/
Setlabe774/
Selhabe773/
Celabai773/
Selavhi772/
Saliabi772/
Selebie772/
Selaber772/
Selavis771/
Zelabai771/
Solabai771/
Silabit771/
Shelaba771/
Selavai771/
Selebiy771/
Zelahbi771/
Salaabi771/
Jeelabi771/
Salaibi771/
Seelabe771/
Selyabe771/
Selavie771/
Selaviy771/
Gelaboi771/
Celyabi771/
Zeylabi771/
Salhabi771/
Sihlabi771/
Selaube771/
Seleibi771/
Selhaba771/
Shelabe771/
Silaibi771/
Seylawi771/
Jsheilabai751/
Schelabitz751/
Gelabhai71326/
Celabhai71277/
Shalabai71251/
Setlhabe71144/
Shilabai71136/
Salabhai71105/
Shellaby7140/
Cheslabi7116/
Schalabi716/
Sailabai715/
Sehlabea715/
Shilabie714/
Saillabi714/
Setlhobi714/
Solabhai713/
Shailabi713/
Sahalabi713/
Shalabie713/
Shallabi713/
Jhelabiy713/
Selhaber712/
Sallabih712/
Chelabit712/
Sethlabe712/
Sailabhi711/
Saliabhi711/
Salaibai711/
Jelabhai711/
Shelabhe711/
Selavich711/
Seleubai711/
Sehlaber711/
Shalaibi711/
Djeliabi711/
Sooylabi711/
Shahlabi711/
Sielabeu711/
Salahabi711/
Shalabih711/
Shelhawi711/
Sallaibi711/
Selhoubi711/
Shellobi711/
Sheilaba711/
Shalabii711/
Silavi673,215/
Zilabi67834/
Seloba67760/
Salabe67728/
Solabe67623/
Shelahawi67588/
Silawi67534/
Celabe67354/
Gilabi67307/
Selava67252/
Selebe67227/
Selawa67222/
Silaba67186/
Selawe67124/
Chelabhai67103/
Sailaubai6780/
Sylabe6762/
Silebi6761/
Zelobi6756/
Silabe6755/
Salebi6733/
Silobi6732/
Zalabi6729/
Salobi6725/
Jilabi6719/
Selave6717/
Zolabi6717/
Sailabhai6714/
Salaby6712/
Shalabieh6711/
Selavy679/
Xilabi677/
Selobe677/
Selawy676/
Solebi676/
Solobi676/
Seleby673/
Celavi673/
Jhelabhai673/
Zelaba673/
Salabè673/
Shailabai672/
Gelavi672/
Celaba672/
Celobi671/
Soilabhai671/
Selovi671/
Zelabe671/
Sílaba671/
Sylawi671/
Chehelabi671/
Seloby671/
Salahbhai671/
Zelavi671/
Sylaby671/
Shellhabe670/
Silaby670/

Selabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selabi in the Marathi language
सेलाबीselabi-
Selabi in the Hindi language
सेलाबीselabi85.71
सेलबीselabi14.29
Selabi in the Oriya language
େସଲାବିesalabi33.33
େସଲବୀesalabi33.33
େସଲବିesalabi33.33

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