Selebi Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Selebi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selebi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8191:66,1518,292
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Selebi (143) may also be a first name.

Selebi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selebi (Arabic: ساليبي, Marathi: सेलेबी, Russian: Селеби) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selebi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,969th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Selebi live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selebi is also the 772,378th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 143 people.

The last name Selebi is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 819 people, or 1 in 66,151. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Selebi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Selebi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.11% less than the national average, earning R 199,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelebi92200/
Selebio92124/
Selebit9221/
Selebai9212/
Selebie922/
Selebiy921/
Seleibi921/
Seleubai861/
Saelaebi861/
Çelebi8382,076/
Celebi832,022/
Selabi83379/
Selebe83227/
Selibi83197/
Seleba8396/
Silebi8361/
Salebi8333/
Gelebi8310/
Solebi836/
Selevi835/
Seleby833/
Selobi832/
Selybi832/
Jelebi832/
Selewi831/
Selibio771,494/
Sehlabi77309/
Chelebi77235/
Selebes77112/
Seleber77100/
Celebić7769/
Sheleby7756/
Celebit7750/
Selabie7737/
Selgeby7736/
Seilabi7724/
Selebay7723/
Celebio7721/
Selevio7720/
Soleibi7712/
Selebeh7711/
Celeabi778/
Sheleba777/
Selebee776/
Selehba776/
Silebei776/
Selabai775/
Selabhi775/
Selevie774/
Saleebi774/
Sselebe774/
Selewai774/
Selebea773/
Seylabi773/
Shelabi773/
Salebai772/
Celebie772/
Selibid772/
Selebaj772/
Celebii771/
Sielewi771/
Selevai771/
Selibai771/
Seelebe771/
Silebai771/
Seleiva771/
Selebhe771/
Selewei771/
Sealeba771/
Shelebe771/
Selesby770/
Selevich71223/
Shelevei71111/
Chelebyi71105/
Selabhai7193/
Shelevyi7192/
Shelleby7176/
Salebhai7121/
Shelevoi7116/
Chelebiy7110/
Selewich7110/
Chelebis718/
Cheleboi717/
Chelebei716/
Seelabai714/
Sheleviy713/
Selebeeh712/
Shelhabi712/
Chelebić712/
Saalebai711/
Shelabai711/
Sheelabi711/
Sheeleby711/
Shalebhi711/
Shaleebi711/
Schelibi711/
Sselibio711/
Selehewi711/
Celebijs711/
Shellobi711/
Salibi6711,873/
Salabi671,880/
Selabe671,610/
Solabi67514/
Gelebe67376/
Selewa67356/
Silabi67315/
Selibe67140/
Seliba67126/
Seliva67108/
Salehbhai6764/
Zelobi6756/
Salebe6749/
Zalebi6735/
Silobi6732/
Silibi6732/
Sheilabai6730/
Säleby6728/
Celebe6726/
Salobi6725/
Selewe6725/
Seliby6722/
Solibi6718/
Soleby6717/
Seliwa6714/
Gelevi6712/
Sheelabai6710/
Saleby678/
Jilebi678/
Selive677/
Selobe677/
Solobi676/
Zilebi675/
Zelevi675/
Jeleby675/
Chelebich674/
Selivi674/
Sileba674/
Zelebe674/
Celeba674/
Jelibi674/
Soelabhai673/
Selaby673/
Seleve673/
Celevi673/
Celibi672/
Silebe672/
Salybi672/
Celeby671/
Salhebhai671/
Celobi671/
Sileby671/
Seelabhai671/
Shealewis671/
Zeleba671/
Zolebi671/
Shellevis671/
Celebý671/
Çelebý671/
Çelibi671/
Seloby671/
Zelewi671/
Sheleveis671/

Selebi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selebi in the Marathi language
सेलेबीselebi-
Selebi in the Russian language
Селебиselebi-
Selebi in the Arabic language
ساليبيsalyby-

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