Selato Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2721:199,18321,377
Botswana2591:8,4441,491
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Selato (1,498) may also be a first name.

Selato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selato (Oriya: େସଲେତା) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selato? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selato is the 554,992nd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The surname Selato occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Selato live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 200,904th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 1,498 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 199,183. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Limpopo, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa Selato exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 45 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Selato Last Name Statistics demography

Selato earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.3% less than the national average, earning R 77,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelato92102/
Scelato9232/
Selatho926/
Selyato923/
Sehlato922/
Seulato921/
Seelato921/
Selatto921/
Selgato921/
Scelatto86116/
Schelato861/
Selyatto861/
Scielato861/
Shellato860/
Shelatto860/
Silato83213/
Selata83161/
Seloto83137/
Sylato831/
Zelato831/
Sselyatto801/
Siliato77267/
Silatho77239/
Selotto7775/
Shelata7730/
Sehlata7729/
Selatha7726/
Selatah7717/
Chelato7715/
Selatad7714/
Selatas7714/
Shilato778/
Celatto778/
Selatat776/
Sihlato772/
Selaita771/
Seelata771/
Celiato771/
Silatto771/
Selotho771/
Silatoi771/
Selauta771/
Selotat771/
Sielata771/
Zelatoi771/
Seslata771/
Seulata771/
Sehlotho7142/
Shillato7121/
Sigliato715/
Scelatta711/
Zeylatou711/
Selastaa711/
Seloutat711/
Sailatou711/
Selataph711/
Shilauto711/
Seelatha711/
Sailasto711/
Selota671,714/
Celata67677/
Siloto67312/
Schelotto67223/
Celoto67149/
Silata6767/
Zelata678/
Sheleatha671/
Sheilatha671/
Seiglioto671/
Zilato671/
Shillatto670/

Selato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selato in the Oriya language
େସଲେତାesaleta75
େସଳେତାesaleta25

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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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  • 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 Selato
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