Selebatso Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selebatso Surname User-submission:

The surname Selebatso means 'something that helps forget bad things', 'new beginning'.

Selebatso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana3201:6,8341,161
South Africa641:846,52756,162
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selebatso (566) may also be a first name.

Selebatso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Selebatso means 'something that helps forget bad things', 'new beginning'.

- oatshelaselebatso

Selebatso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selebatso is most common in Botswana. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selebatso.

How Common Is The Last Name Selebatso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selebatso is the 745,450th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Selebatso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selebatso reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selebatso is also the 352,783rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 566 people.

The last name is most widespread in Botswana, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 6,834. Beside Botswana this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Selebatso Last Name Statistics demography

Selebatso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.21% less than the national average, earning R 92,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selebatsi891/
Selebaco822/
Seleboso822/
Selevasio789/
Selebetswe7428/
Seal-Bates741/
Salbatos711/
Selopetsa6728/
Selevacio671/
Selibetsa671/
Sel Pitso671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selebatso
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