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

The last name Selatela is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Selatela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selatela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,364,059th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selatela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selatela is also the 1,366,219th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name Selatela is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 22,838. In Lesotho it is primarily 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. Aside from Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found 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
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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 Selatela
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