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
The surname Selekwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selekwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 731,961st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Selekwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Selekwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 137,869. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 2 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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