Selawu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Selawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Selawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selawu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selawu are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Ogun, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent reside.

Selawu Last Name Statistics demography

Selawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.17% less than the national average, earning R 89,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seelawut864/
Salawu8368,119/
Silawu83266/
Selabu8355/
Solawu8317/
Jelawu834/
Gelawu832/
Selavu831/
Sallawu77269/
Selabou77199/
Silawut7738/
Sollawu7712/
Salawau7710/
Shalawu779/
Saalawu778/
Gelaywu777/
Salaiwu776/
Salauwu775/
Salawui775/
Shelewu774/
Sehlabu773/
Salawwu773/
Saliawu773/
Shilawu772/
Salawhu772/
Salaawu772/
Selaabu771/
Selabau771/
Salaweu771/
Selewou771/
Sailawu771/
Salahwu771/
Sahlawu771/
Zelaiwu771/
Saleawu771/
Silawuth718/
Sielabeu711/
Seelavut711/
Salahawu711/
Silewu67204/
Salowu67118/
Silabu6760/
Salavu6750/
Selevu6732/
Silavu6720/
Gilawu675/
Salewu675/
Zalawu672/
Zelabu671/

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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 Selawu
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