Selebe Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Selebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa601:902,96258,308
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Selebe (11) may also be a first name.

Selebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selebe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selebe? popularity and diffusion

Selebe is the 1,085,744th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Selebe live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selebe is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Selebe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, North West, where 23 percent reside and Free State, where 22 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

Selebe Last Name Statistics demography

Selebe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 124.03% more than the national average, earning R 532,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selebes92112/
Seleber92100/
Selebeh9211/
Selebee926/
Sselebe924/
Selebea923/
Selebie922/
Seelebe921/
Selebhe921/
Shelebe921/
Selebeeh862/
Selabe831,610/
Selebi83968/
Gelebe83376/
Selibe83140/
Seleba8396/
Salebe8349/
Celebe8326/
Selewe8325/
Selobe837/
Zelebe834/
Seleby833/
Seleve833/
Silebe832/
Shelebi77200/
Selever77151/
Selebio77124/
Sileber77119/
Seleeva7787/
Gelebes7757/
Sheleby7756/
Soleibe7741/
Gelebhe7739/
Selgeby7736/
Selibet7736/
Seliber7735/
Sehlobe7729/
Selaibe7726/
Selebay7723/
Celebes7722/
Selebit7721/
Celebet7716/
Selesue7715/
Selabey7715/
Selebai7712/
Sehlabe7710/
Salebeh777/
Sheleba777/
Selehba776/
Silebei776/
Selevie774/
Salhebe774/
Sitlebe774/
Selhabe773/
Solebee772/
Celebie772/
Seleveh772/
Selebaj772/
Sihlebe772/
Saleebe771/
Selebiy771/
Seelibe771/
Jelebeh771/
Solebeh771/
Gelebeh771/
Djelebe771/
Shelobe771/
Zelebeu771/
Shilebe771/
Sielewe771/
Seelabe771/
Sealobe771/
Seleibi771/
Selewei771/
Sealeba771/
Sahlebe771/
Shelabe771/
Selyber771/
Selesby770/
Shelever711,132/
Shelevei71111/
Shelleby7176/
Sheleeva7120/
Saleebey7117/
Chelebeh7111/
Chelebey7110/
Shelevey719/
Seyleeva716/
Sheliber716/
Chelebei716/
Sehlabea715/
Shalebee714/
Celebest713/
Selevest712/
Shelempe712/
Schilebe711/
Seleubai711/
Sheeleby711/
Sielabeu711/
Saelaebi711/
Selehewi711/
Djeleber711/
Çelebi6782,076/
Celebi672,022/
Salabe67728/
Solabe67623/
Selabi67379/
Selewa67356/
Celabe67354/
Selibi67197/
Salibe67143/
Seliba67126/
Zelewe6796/
Sylabe6762/
Silebi6761/
Zelibe6761/
Silabe6755/
Salebi6733/
Säleby6728/
Seliby6722/
Silibe6717/
Soleby6717/
Solobe6717/
Silobe6714/
Celibe6710/
Gelebi6710/
Saleby678/
Salobe678/
Solibe678/
Selive677/
Solebi676/
Selevi675/
Jeleby675/
Sileba674/
Salybe674/
Sileve674/
Celeba674/
Selaby673/
Celeve672/
Silewe672/
Gelibe672/
Selobi672/
Selybi672/
Jelebi672/
Celeby671/
Geleve671/
Gilebe671/
Sileby671/
Syleve671/
Selewi671/
Jelibe671/
Zelabe671/
Zeleba671/
Xelewe671/
Silybe671/
Celebý671/
Çelebý671/
Seloby671/
Zilebe671/
Xelibe671/
Sheleveis671/
Sylibe671/
Shellhabe670/

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