Seleku Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Seleku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Seleku (22) may also be a first name.

Seleku Last Name Facts

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

Seleku is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Seleku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Seleku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seleku are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Seleku is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename globally, held by 22 people.

The surname Seleku is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Outside of Ghana this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selekou9256/
Sheleku9227/
Seletkou861/
Sehlekou861/
Sielekou861/
Sileku83290/
Geleku8318/
Saleku8312/
Zeleku834/
Selaku833/
Seloku833/
Soleku831/
Xeleku831/
Xheleku77128/
Selikau77101/
Selekoe7790/
Selescu7786/
Sehlaku7735/
Shileku7730/
Zheleku7717/
Shaleku7714/
Salekeu778/
Salaeku777/
Gelesku776/
Cheleku771/
Solekeu771/
Zelesku771/
Zelekeu771/
Sholeku771/
Salleku771/
Zhelesku7152/
Zelegkou7128/
Zeulekeu7110/
Salekkau7110/
Djelekou712/
Zhelezku712/
Seelakhu711/
Chelekeu711/
Saalekeu711/
Çeliku67974/
Saliku67465/
Salaku67144/
Celiku67117/
Soloku6754/
Çelaku6736/
Solaku6732/
Sylyku6732/
Silaku6711/
Siliku676/
Salehkhou676/
Saloku675/
Jileku671/
Sylaku671/
Zeliku671/
Celecu671/

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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 Seleku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis