Selebu Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Selebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1701:311,42123,787
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Selebu (51) may also be a first name.

Selebu Last Name Facts

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

Selebu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selebu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Selebu are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Selebu is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.

The surname Selebu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 311,421. In Tanzania Selebu is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selebut923/
Selebou922/
Seliebu921/
Shelebus860/
Salebu83498/
Selibu8374/
Selabu8355/
Selevu8332/
Solebu8314/
Silebu834/
Jelebu833/
Zelebu832/
Celebu831/
Saalebu7718/
Celebut778/
Gelebus776/
Salebhu775/
Selevou774/
Shelewu774/
Sailebu774/
Saleabu774/
Sehlabu773/
Selempu771/
Salaebu771/
Seleboe771/
Selewou771/
Selabau771/
Selaabu771/
Shalebu771/
Zelebeu771/
Siliebou714/
Djelebou712/
Sethlebusch711/
Schelebusch711/
Sielabeu711/
Silevu67704/
Silewu67204/
Salibu6789/
Silabu6760/
Salabu6751/
Solabu6722/
Zelibu6713/
Jelibu6711/
Solobu678/
Gelevu671/
Zelabu671/
Seliwu671/
Chelebout671/
Gelibu671/

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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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  • 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 Selebu
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