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

Selebe is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,085,744th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Selebe is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Selebe reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

Selebe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, North West, where 23 percent are found and Free State, where 22 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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