Selekwa Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Selekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3841:137,86912,737
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selekwah931/
Selekway931/
Silekwa86390/
Salekwa86231/
Gelekwa8648/
Selekwe8648/
Selekwi862/
Selekua861/
Selikway8023/
Seelakwa803/
Sholekwa801/
Shilekwa801/
Silekway801/
Zolekwa71165/
Silakwa7114/
Jelegwa7112/
Silikwa7111/
Selikwe719/
Selegba716/
Solikwa712/
Salakwa711/
Gelegwa711/
Silekwi711/
Gilekwa711/
Selegwe711/
Selegua711/
Salegwa711/
Solokwa711/
Zalekwa711/
Silokwa711/
Silegwa711/
Dzilekwa6717/
Selegbah675/
Shilekwe671/
Shelikwe671/
Seleagbe671/
Shalakwa671/
Shilikwa671/

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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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