Selatela Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Selatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho891:22,8384,668
South Africa731:742,16051,964

Selatela (53) may also be a first name.

Selatela Last Name Facts

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

Selatela is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selatela.

How Common Is The Last Name Selatela? popularity and diffusion

Selatela is the 1,364,059th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Selatela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selatela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selatela is also the 1,366,219th most common given name at a global level It is held by 53 people.

The last name Selatela is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 22,838. In Lesotho Selatela is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 66 percent are found, Maseru District, where 25 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 7 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent are found.

Selatela Last Name Statistics demography

Selatela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.47% less than the national average, earning R 172,356 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 Selatela
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