Selala Surname

87,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,495 people bear this surname

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

Selala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2661:10,2881,274
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Lesotho681:29,8915,683
Albania411:71,0758,058
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selala (187) may also be a first name.

Selala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selala is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selala.

How Common Is The Last Name Selala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,536th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,326,214 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selala are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Selala is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 187 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,266 people, or 1 in 10,288. In South Africa Selala is most common in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 23 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Selala Last Name Statistics demography

Selala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning R 148,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selahla921,008/
Shelala9262/
Sehlala9220/
Selalla9218/
Selaula9216/
Seilala9215/
Selatla927/
Selgala925/
Selalau922/
Setlala921/
Selaela921/
Selalai921/
Selalas921/
Selialia861,065/
Sehlahla86263/
Selatlha8673/
Selathla8613/
Selealea867/
Seelalai867/
Seelalad864/
Shelgala863/
Sheulala861/
Selalast861/
Salala835,271/
Selela831,083/
Silala83332/
Solala83206/
Selale83172/
Selali8370/
Jelala8344/
Selalo8314/
Selola837/
Gelala835/
Zelala833/
Selaly831/
Shelhalla801/
Selahle773,426/
Shalala772,843/
Salalah771,248/
Chelala77820/
Selaelo77697/
Silalai77568/
Shilala77451/
Setlale77413/
Seloula77236/
Silalat77166/
Shelale77111/
Silalah7770/
Salalay7768/
Selaule7761/
Selalle7753/
Salalia7743/
Seluila7741/
Zelalla7734/
Celalla7734/
Sehlale7731/
Sallala7730/
Silaula7727/
Selahli7726/
Selales7726/
Gelalia7724/
Sehlali7721/
Zelalia7717/
Salalla7717/
Silalas7716/
Shelali7715/
Seelalo7711/
Jelalia7710/
Silahla7710/
Sehlalo779/
Silalia777/
Selauli777/
Sailala776/
Selallo776/
Sholala776/
Salalai776/
Djelala775/
Setlalo775/
Selhale774/
Silalap774/
Jeelala773/
Sollala773/
Setlali773/
Silalad773/
Soliala772/
Zelayla772/
Jelalla772/
Silalay772/
Zelalya772/
Selatle772/
Salalha772/
Selalie772/
Celalya771/
Jislala771/
Solalla771/
Shelaly771/
Selaley771/
Seilaly771/
Jelalai771/
Solalay771/
Solalea771/
Seylali771/
Sihlala771/
Salalau771/
Selalli771/
Gelalas771/
Celalad771/
Seliali771/
Geliala771/
Salelaa771/
Selalet771/
Selatlo771/
Seilale771/
Seilali771/
Selealo771/
Sahlala771/
Sheellalla751/
Sihlahla711,608/
Djelaila71589/
Shelhale71215/
Shellale71149/
Sitlalai71107/
Selealis7194/
Djelalia7124/
Selalles7121/
Sielalie7115/
Selatlhe7114/
Selialis719/
Shelales717/
Shelalis717/
Salialah716/
Shelalle715/
Shallala714/
Silatlap714/
Chelalau714/
Cislalau714/
Sethlalo714/
Silalahu713/
Shalalia712/
Shilalia712/
Sallalai712/
Djelalat712/
Shilgala711/
Shelolai711/
Selathle711/
Sohlahla711/
Shahlala711/
Shelaule711/
Shilaula711/
Sielalle711/
Sailaila711/
Saylalla711/
Chelalat711/
Gelailia711/
Sihlalha711/
Setlhale711/
Setlhalo711/
Sheelali711/
Seelalou711/
Silalach711/
Silalead711/
Jilala6716,807/
Selolo672,940/
Djelailia672,547/
Selelo672,266/
Silali671,942/
Jelalo671,288/
Silale671,071/
Salela67369/
Zalala67346/
Şelale67212/
Gilala67193/
Celali67161/
Zilala6769/
Selole6758/
Silela6754/
Solela6747/
Silalo6725/
Soheelali6724/
Solalo6722/
Sallallah6721/
Saalallah6716/
Zolala6715/
Silalahij6713/
Seloli6713/
Zelali6712/
Salalo6710/
Saggilala675/
Schallala675/
Zelale674/
Chetlalla673/
Gelola673/
Shelahale672/
Cilala672/
Sealahala672/
Jelola671/
Silasilla671/
Sheelolla671/
Djelailla671/
Sılalı671/
Setlhaile671/
Salalá671/
Salała671/
Sylali671/
Chelaulau671/
Djeilaila671/
Djelailai671/
Djelailya671/
Djelallia671/
Djelaylia671/
Shihlahla671/
Shehelali671/
Scheleila671/
Silaly671/

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