Selekwa Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Selekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 384 | 1:137,869 | 12,737 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Selekwa Demographics
Average Selekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 141,024
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Selekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selekwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selekwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Selekwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 731,961st most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Selekwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 137,869. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Selekwa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Selekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Selekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.66% less than the national average, earning R 141,024 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selekwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selekway | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silekwa | 86 | 390 | / |
| Salekwa | 86 | 231 | / |
| Gelekwa | 86 | 48 | / |
| Selekwe | 86 | 48 | / |
| Selekwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Selekua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selikway | 80 | 23 | / |
| Seelakwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sholekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silekway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zolekwa | 71 | 165 | / |
| Silakwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Jelegwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Silikwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Selikwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Selegba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Solikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silekwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selegua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zalekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzilekwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Selegbah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shilekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seleagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Selekwa
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