Selapa Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

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

Selapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5341:101,45612,289
Botswana171:128,64318,229
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England11:55,718,059489,080

Selapa (26) may also be a first name.

Selapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selapa (Oriya: େସଲାପା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selapa is the 568,231st most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Selapa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

Selapa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 101,456. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Selapa Last Name Statistics demography

Selapa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.23% less than the national average, earning R 142,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielapa9233/
Selappa9213/
Seelapa924/
Selapad924/
Setlapa922/
Selapai921/
Selaepa921/
Selapas921/
Seliapa921/
Sehlapa921/
Selapat921/
Seelapat8613/
Shelappa865/
Seelappa864/
Sielapat861/
Seelapai861/
Seelapha861/
Salapa832,104/
Selepa83232/
Silapa83206/
Selape83101/
Solapa8328/
Selapi8319/
Selopa8316/
Jelapa835/
Celapa832/
Selapy831/
Zelapa831/
Seelaphat8013/
Shellappa802/
Schelyapa801/
Sheelappa801/
Saelaaipa801/
Seelapath801/
Seelaphad801/
Shelepa77462/
Salappa77203/
Silapha77119/
Silapat7799/
Shalapa7790/
Gelapay7740/
Szelepa7729/
Salapai7717/
Shilapa7712/
Sailapa7712/
Sehlapo7711/
Salapay7710/
Salapau7710/
Chelapa776/
Selapui776/
Selapio775/
Silaupa775/
Zealapa774/
Jelappa773/
Silapas773/
Silapay773/
Sehlape773/
Silappa772/
Salapah772/
Silapad771/
Sallapa771/
Salaapa771/
Salyapa771/
Jeelapa771/
Shylapa771/
Silyapa771/
Silapoa771/
Salaepa771/
Selapeu771/
Selapot771/
Szalapa771/
Sylapas771/
Setlape771/
Setlapi771/
Sitlapa771/
Sehlapi771/
Silapai771/
Shchelyapa7577/
Silaphat711,117/
Shalapai71170/
Silaphai71166/
Setlhapo71115/
Salaphai7170/
Shalapay7152/
Chelappa7137/
Sallappa7129/
Shilappa7119/
Sailappa718/
Schelepa718/
Chelapah715/
Saalappa714/
Salaappa714/
Shilapat714/
Shalappa712/
Chelapai712/
Sielapeu712/
Shaliapa711/
Chhelapa711/
Solaepah711/
Shilgapa711/
Salappah711/
Schalapa711/
Setlhapi711/
Seelapho711/
Sailapat711/
Silapach711/
Shillapa711/
Zalapa671,146/
Jilapa67556/
Solopa67399/
Silape67255/
Salopa67144/
Selope67104/
Cilapa6780/
Šelepa6765/
Silopa6762/
Selepo6756/
Salapo6745/
Salepa6745/
Gilapa6738/
Šalapa6738/
Şalapa6736/
Silapo6728/
Silapi6725/
Silepa6720/
Silapy6713/
Zelepa6712/
Sałapa677/
Sitlaphat677/
Chhelappa675/
Solepa675/
Silaphath674/
Solapo674/
Selopo674/
Celapi672/
Shailappa671/
Shallappa671/
Zilapa671/
Chelaphat671/
Xelapi671/

Selapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selapa in the Oriya language
େସଲାପାesalapa75
େସଲପାesalapa25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selapa
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