Selekwe Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Selekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Selekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selekwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selekwe? popularity and diffusion

Selekwe is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selekwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

Selekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Selekwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.74% less than the national average, earning R 126,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selekwa86396/
Selakwe8630/
Salekwe8627/
Selokwe8612/
Selikwe869/
Selekwi862/
Selegwe861/
Jelekwe861/
Shelakwe802/
Shilekwe801/
Selekway801/
Shelikwe801/
Sehlakgwe7551/
Silekwa71390/
Selegue7161/
Selegbe7126/
Silakwe7116/
Salakwe712/
Selogwe712/
Silikwe711/
Salekue711/
Seleque711/
Silekwi711/
Shilakwe67524/
Selesque6741/
Selecque6729/
Selikway6723/
Silaikwe6720/
Sehlagwe6716/
Seulegue6711/
Chelekue672/
Shilikwe672/
Seleagbe671/
Selegoue671/
Selahkwi671/
Shilekwa671/
Silekway671/
Selheque671/

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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 Selekwe
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