Selao Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4161:130,23515,247
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Selao (29) may also be a first name.

Selao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selao occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,062nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Selao live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Selao is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 130,235. In South Africa Selao is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 50 percent reside, North West, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 13 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Selao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selao earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.77% less than the national average, earning R 119,376 per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $43,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saelao9123,128/
Seelao9170/
Sealao9163/
Shelao9131/
Setlao9124/
Selaoh9110/
Selaod916/
Selaou914/
Selgao911/
Seliao911/
Selhao911/
Seylao911/
Saeliao834,159/
Saelaeo837/
Sealiao834/
Saeleao832/
Sheelao831/
Sehlaho831/
Seelaoo831/
Seeliao831/
Selhaos831/
Saelaoo831/
Saelhao831/
Salao8011,003/
Silao806,657/
Gelao80579/
Solao80125/
Seloa8065/
Zelao804/
Celao802/
Seelahoi771/
Salaho731,233/
Sallao731,062/
Silaho731,058/
Saliao73335/
Seloua73167/
Gislao73108/
Seluia73105/
Soliao7381/
Saeloa7369/
Seloha7360/
Geslao7344/
Sailao7344/
Shalao7339/
Celiao7335/
Salaoh7327/
Ceylao7323/
Selooa7317/
Shilao7315/
Ssalao7315/
Sealoa737/
Saalao736/
Geliao735/
Salaao735/
Ceilao734/
Salaeo734/
Solaho733/
Seiloa733/
Solaou733/
Celaho733/
Saleao732/
Siliao732/
Sollao732/
Djelao732/
Salauo732/
Sylaho732/
Zeelao732/
Jehlao732/
Sahlao731/
Celaao731/
Solaao731/
Solauo731/
Silaos731/
Sheloa731/
Soleao731/
Silyao731/
Salaoi731/
Salaoo731/
Seloho731/
Zealao731/
Sehloho678,451/
Shilaho67778/
Salahou67374/
Silahoy67174/
Shiliao6742/
Silahao6737/
Shilaos6729/
Silahoi6716/
Salliao6716/
Sallaho6713/
Selohou679/
Selaiya678/
Soylaou678/
Sehloha678/
Sailauo674/
Salaaou674/
Shalaho673/
Sholaeo673/
Djelaou673/
Silayio673/
Chealao673/
Solahoy672/
Selayya672/
Gelahoj672/
Sallauo672/
Djelaho672/
Celagio672/
Soylaoo672/
Sailaoh672/
Salyaho671/
Sitlhao671/
Soilaho671/
Sheyleo671/
Salahao671/
Jelaous671/
Solauoy671/
Silahou671/
Silaoud671/
Saallao671/
Salhaou671/
Selagia671/
Szalaou671/
Celaiyo671/
Chelaou671/
Selouat671/
Sealoho671/
Shilaoh671/
Shillao671/
Saylaoo671/
Saelaea671/
Saeloua671/
Sohlaoh671/
Cheliao671/

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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 Selao
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