Selego Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

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

Selego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Selego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selego is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selego? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Selego are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Free State, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Selego occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Selego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selego last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Selego earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.33% less than the national average, earning R 163,188 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selekgo921/
Seelego921/
Shelego921/
Sehelego861/
Selega83569/
Selogo83264/
Gelego83142/
Salego83118/
Zelego83110/
Seligo8343/
Selago8310/
Solego836/
Silego834/
Xelego831/
Sealogo77232/
Selegha77192/
Sehlogo7790/
Sallego7745/
Shelega7745/
Szeligo7733/
Chelego7710/
Sheligo7710/
Szelega779/
Saliego778/
Sseligo773/
Selegau773/
Shelago773/
Gelegoi771/
Shalego771/
Zelegou771/
Djelego771/
Selhogo771/
Shelyago7116/
Djelegou719/
Seleigha716/
Chelegoi714/
Schelega713/
Salliego712/
Sseliggo711/
Saleigou711/
Seslegha711/
Shelagoy711/
Soligo673,813/
Seliga673,718/
Salogo672,056/
Silago67876/
Seloga67839/
Saligo67732/
Salega67654/
Sologo67480/
Silega67287/
Šeligo67245/
Siligo67226/
Salago67191/
Gelega6771/
Selaga6765/
Salygo6731/
Celega6727/
Solega6716/
Sylogo6712/
Zalego6710/
Zelega6710/
Celigo675/
Silogo673/
Geligo672/
Solago671/
Gilego671/
Jelega671/
Zelogo671/
Zilego671/
Xilego671/
D'Zelegou671/

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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 Selego
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