Selape Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Selape (270) may also be a first name.

Selape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selape is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selape? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Selape are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Selape is also the 541,116th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 270 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 51 percent reside, Limpopo, where 23 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 28 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.

Selape Last Name Statistics demography

Selape earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.54% less than the national average, earning R 115,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehlape923/
Selapeu921/
Setlape921/
Selap9126/
Sielapeu862/
Selepe8327,859/
Salape831,290/
Selapa83556/
Silape83255/
Gelape83137/
Selope83104/
Solape8338/
Selipe8328/
Szelap8323/
Selaip8320/
Selapi8319/
Shelap835/
Jelape833/
Selapy831/
Selyap831/
Sealap831/
Silapei77148/
Salapeh7752/
Selepei7747/
Shilape7739/
Sielapa7733/
Silapee7723/
Selappa7713/
Selepey7710/
Silapie7710/
Sholape7710/
Salapei779/
Selephe777/
Jelapeh777/
Silaphe776/
Selapui776/
Selapio775/
Seelapa774/
Silapeu774/
Chelape772/
Sehlope772/
Selapai771/
Salaupe771/
Solappe771/
Seliapa771/
Setlapi771/
Zelaipe771/
Celaipe771/
Scelepe771/
Sehlapi771/
Gelaspe770/
Silap73888/
Selab73656/
Celap73121/
Selav7312/
Selop737/
Zelap734/
Silaphet7123,007/
Sylaphet7110/
Shelhope718/
Sehlophe716/
Shelappa715/
Seelappa714/
Sailapet714/
Shalapey714/
Silapeth712/
Sylapeth712/
Silapech712/
Saihlape711/
Cheslape711/
Chhelape711/
Salaipei711/
Setlhapi711/
Shellepe711/
Seelapai711/
Seelapha711/
Gelaspee710/
Gelaspey710/
Zilape671,708/
Sitlap67828/
Salapi67591/
Shelop67445/
Silapa67206/
Silepe67119/
Seelab67109/
Sailaphet6783/
Gilape6769/
Zalape6767/
Silipe6756/
Solope6747/
Jelapi6744/
Chelap6743/
Silapi6725/
Selopa6716/
Salope6714/
Silapy6713/
Seloup6713/
Shilap6712/
Shelapova6711/
Selepi6711/
Selhab679/
Shelav678/
Solepe678/
Selaib674/
Salepe674/
Gelapi673/
Celapi672/
Shellappa672/
Zolape672/
Celapa672/
Zelepe672/
Schelyapa671/
Seelav671/
Solapi671/
Silapp671/
Shelab671/
Selabh671/
Seliab671/
Sheelappa671/
Zelapa671/
Selaapova671/
Szełap671/
Celepe671/
Seilab671/
Xelapi671/
Salapy671/
Seloph670/

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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 Selape
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