Selasela Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Selasela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selasela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Selasela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selasela is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selasela? popularity and diffusion

Selasela is the 1,604,449th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selasela live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania Selasela is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Selasela occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Selasela Last Name Statistics demography

Selasela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.54% less than the national average, earning R 117,528 per year.

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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 Selasela
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