Selela Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

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

Selela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8811:61,4967,766
Zambia1381:114,8558,864
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selela (542) may also be a first name.

Selela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selela.

How Common Is The Last Name Selela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selela is the 339,513th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selela live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selela is also the 361,930th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 542 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 881 people, or 1 in 61,496. In South Africa Selela is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Selela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Selela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.91% less than the national average, earning R 121,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelela92168/
Selelya9296/
Sealela9271/
Selelia9216/
Seelela922/
Sielela921/
Selaela921/
Schelela8621/
Selealea867/
Shellela861/
Seallela861/
Sehlehla861/
Seleslat861/
Selala835,495/
Seleli833,662/
Selelo832,266/
Selele831,132/
Salela83369/
Gelela83149/
Selila8391/
Zelela8370/
Silela8354/
Solela8347/
Celela8340/
Jelela8326/
Selola837/
Selely830/
Scheleila801/
Sehlola771,180/
Selahla771,008/
Selaelo77697/
Shelele77696/
Saleela77396/
Chelela77246/
Sailela77126/
Seletli77116/
Shelelo7780/
Shilela7770/
Setlelo7767/
Seletlo7751/
Setleli7742/
Seluila7741/
Selelyo7729/
Seilola7728/
Sehlelo7725/
Sealola7724/
Selalla7718/
Selehle7716/
Shelila7713/
Seelalo7711/
Saelila778/
Seleele775/
Silelas774/
Celelia773/
Solelah772/
Selalau772/
Sallela772/
Salelea772/
Saliela772/
Selelis772/
Seelelo772/
Jeelela771/
Zhelela771/
Zeleela771/
Sollela771/
Silelat771/
Sholela771/
Shelely771/
Selelii771/
Seelely771/
Selilaa771/
Celeila771/
Sealelo771/
Selilah771/
Tjelela771/
Saleila771/
Silaela771/
Sohlela771/
Solhela771/
Salelaa771/
Selealo771/
Seleelo771/
Seletle771/
Selhele771/
Selieli771/
Sheleli771/
Shalela771/
Seelila771/
Selalai771/
Selialia711,065/
Saileela71237/
Selealis7194/
Celeulya7131/
Schilela7128/
Shaleela7114/
Seletlho7110/
Saaleela718/
Solaelah717/
Seelalai717/
Shalelia716/
Sehelele714/
Shileela714/
Shelilah714/
Salleela713/
Shailela712/
Solehela712/
Celeilia711/
Sheleuly711/
Shelolai711/
Shalelha711/
Soleilla711/
Shilelah711/
Dzhelela711/
Sheylila711/
Shelelis711/
Seelalou711/
Geleilat711/
Gelila673,278/
Selolo672,940/
Salila672,692/
Solola672,023/
Xelelo67696/
Silele67338/
Selili67195/
Silola67180/
Zelele67177/
Salelo67173/
Gelelo67128/
Salola67118/
Jilela67102/
Selilo6784/
Silila6776/
Jelila6775/
Zolela6763/
Solila6756/
Sileli6742/
Cilela6728/
Zalela6724/
Selalo6714/
Gilela6713/
Solelo6713/
Zelila679/
Silelo679/
Xelele675/
Celila673/
Selile673/
Zilela672/
Jelelo672/
Celeli671/
Scheleele671/
Sheelolla671/
Shelhalla671/
Szelesley671/
Sheeslely671/
Celele671/
Shchelele671/
Shchelelo671/
Zelelo671/
Silely670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selela
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