Seleke Surname

41,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Seleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,6671:5,079644
Botswana1,0421:2,099212
Lesotho8121:2,503360
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India171:45,121,493474,784
Liberia121:367,37819,503
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Seleke (1,896) may also be a first name.

Seleke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seleke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﻪ) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Seleke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seleke is the 41,136th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 573,236 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seleke are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,590th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,896 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 10,667 people, or 1 in 5,079. In South Africa Seleke is primarily found in: North West, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Free State, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 8 percent are found and Lesotho, where 6 percent are found.

Seleke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Seleke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning R 146,964 per year and in United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheleke9292/
Selekie9233/
Seeleke9216/
Selekee9212/
Sehleke9210/
Selekey926/
Selecke925/
Selekeh922/
Selekei922/
Seleike921/
Sseleke921/
Selek918,358/
Seelecke8611/
Sheleket8610/
Shelekee862/
Seleškei862/
Shelheke861/
Seleskey861/
Sealekee861/
Sealekey861/
Sheleske861/
Zeleke83136,481/
Seleka8310,420/
Selake831,938/
Seleky831,132/
Seleki83319/
Selekh83303/
Seleck83152/
Shelek83135/
Seloke8359/
Seylek8355/
Soleke8351/
Geleke8335/
Saleke8333/
Selike8333/
Selece8326/
Seelek8321/
Selesk8313/
Sealek8313/
Sileke8310/
Jeleke834/
Szelek834/
Seleik833/
Celeke832/
Seleqe831/
Sehlek831/
Seulek831/
Scheleske8016/
Scheileke8010/
Shelekhes808/
Scheloeke801/
Shellekie801/
Scheleker801/
Sjelecker800/
Shelake779,961/
Selecká77834/
Selecký77678/
Shelekh77341/
Selecky77244/
Selecki77123/
Sehlake77102/
Selegue7761/
Shaleke7761/
Sheleka7757/
Geleske7741/
Salecke7734/
Shileke7732/
Salekhe7729/
Shelike7725/
Saelake7724/
Seliske7720/
Zeleske7715/
Gelecke7715/
Selyker7715/
Setlike7714/
Zieleke7712/
Selicke7710/
Salekeu778/
Solecke778/
Seletki777/
Celekey776/
Selekij776/
Selekio776/
Salleke776/
Saleike776/
Selekoa775/
Seileck774/
Shellek774/
Selekys773/
Sehloke773/
Sieleki772/
Seledki772/
Soeloke772/
Sheleik772/
Djeleke772/
Salaeke771/
Celecke771/
Schelek771/
Sjelake771/
Soelake771/
Soleike771/
Sheleek771/
Sheloke771/
Selakee771/
Selakke771/
Selekha771/
Selekyt771/
Seleskp771/
Seleukh771/
Selhake771/
Selikes771/
Szeleky771/
Solekey771/
Gelekei771/
Jelekeh771/
Seleaki771/
Zelekeu771/
Solekei771/
Solekeu771/
Seilake771/
Selezki771/
Seleque771/
Gelekea771/
Sayleke771/
Seeleak771/
Sealoke771/
Selgike771/
Saeloke771/
Sieleck770/
Setleck770/
Sehleck770/
Selik73958/
Silek73938/
Çelek73415/
Seleg73313/
Celek73217/
Selec73193/
Selyk7356/
Selex7328/
Šelek7323/
Sylek732/
Selisker71130/
Szelecki71114/
Seleckis7190/
Zielieke7158/
Celeskey7146/
Zeleskey7143/
Selesque7141/
Szelecky7140/
Shelhake7134/
Selecque7129/
Sheleski7126/
Shaelake7123/
Szeleski7123/
Szelecká7121/
Sheliker7119/
Szelecký7118/
Sielecka7116/
Seelicke7113/
Scheleck7113/
Selezkyi7111/
Szelecka7110/
Zeulekeu7110/
Selekova719/
Schielek718/
Zelesket717/
Shelekha715/
Geleekeh715/
Shelekaa715/
Seliokei713/
Sielecky713/
Sieleche713/
Sielecká713/
Sieleski713/
Seleckij712/
Schelesk712/
Shalekeh712/
Selezsky711/
Saleukhe711/
Cheleker711/
Gelecker711/
Geleskey711/
Zieleske711/
Shselake711/
Shelajke711/
Shelakee711/
Sheleeca711/
Shellake711/
Seliskey711/
Shaileke711/
Shealake711/
Sshelake711/
Zielecke711/
Siliekee711/
Shilekeh711/
Sieleika711/
Saalekeu711/
Salehkhe711/
Selickey711/
Selekchi711/
Szelezki711/
Chelekei711/
Chelekes711/
Zelekesh711/
Seihleka711/
Seilhake711/
Seeleeka711/
Scheleki711/
Selheque711/
Sehleick710/
Shellece710/
Selesski710/
Shelocke710/
Seilleck710/
Seeliker710/
Zeleka6710,310/
Saleki673,657/
Sheleg673,326/
Solake672,849/
Salake67649/
Saleky67567/
Salike67339/
Selekhova67246/
Zeylek67240/
Soleki67219/
Sileki67217/
Selick67208/
Selikh67162/
Selykh67155/
Selaki67141/
Soloke67112/
Selika6798/
Seliki6792/
Schelesky6787/
Scheleski6785/
Saloke6783/
Zelake6778/
Selice6760/
Gelike6753/
Silake6750/
Szelec6749/
Sailek6743/
Silike6737/
Geleki6732/
Solike6730/
Sileka6728/
Celeki6728/
Sileck6725/
Zaleke6721/
Shilek6721/
Saylek6720/
Shelliker6719/
Zeleki6716/
Szelik6716/
Seilyk6716/
Seulik6713/
Siloke6713/
Selegh6713/
Shelyk6713/
Selezskyi6711/
Zoleke6710/
Sehelegue6710/
Soylek679/
Shelik678/
Shelekova678/
Schölecke678/
Suilek677/
Silece676/
Sielex676/
Séleck676/
Select675/
Celeka675/
Seleykova674/
Seluyk674/
Sheloyhke674/
Srzelecka674/
Setlík674/
Sileky673/
Sealik673/
Selegs673/
Zeleeg673/
Sheleikys673/
Seylik672/
Soilek672/
Seleag672/
Shelahake672/
Szeleg672/
Sielec672/
Schaelike672/
Sealyk672/
Selgik672/
Seelex672/
Geleky671/
Schieleck671/
Sileik671/
Shellesky671/
Selaky671/
Selezskiy671/
Seljka671/
Settlesks671/
Sehlicker671/
Jelike671/
Zelece671/
Zelike671/
Zileke671/
Şetlek671/
Shielecka671/
Saleqe671/
Schelegue671/
Schelezki671/
Selaqe671/
Seitlhekq671/
Seleac671/
Seleckova671/
Selecs671/
Celeks671/
Zelekeash671/
Zeleqe671/
Seleca671/
Solyke671/
Zeilek671/
Ceslek670/
Scheliker670/
Sealeg670/
Schelezky670/
Seileg670/
Schelokey670/
Selieg670/

Seleke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seleke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻜﻪslkh50
ﺳﻠﻚslk50

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Footnotes

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