Selebeli Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Selebeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selebeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2791:7,2851,576
South Africa2661:203,67621,747

Selebeli (126) may also be a first name.

Selebeli Last Name Facts

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

Selebeli is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selebeli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 576,965th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Selebeli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selebeli reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selebeli is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 126 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 7,285. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 60 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 16 percent live and Maseru District, where 10 percent live. Barring Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 49 percent live.

Selebeli Last Name Statistics demography

Selebeli earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.1% less than the national average, earning R 123,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selabeli881/
Selibeli881/
Zelebele757/
Solebele756/
Silibeli754/
Selebale754/
Selibali752/
Celibeli751/
Solobeli751/
Silabeli751/
Selebile751/
Selabele751/
Selibele751/
Sihlabeli712/
Chelebele711/
Shelevelya6714/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selebeli
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