Seleleko Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Seleleko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleleko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
Botswana611:35,8517,015
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799

Seleleko (33) may also be a first name.

Seleleko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seleleko is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleleko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,048,281st most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seleleko reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most common first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania Seleleko is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 89 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 6 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Seleleko Last Name Statistics demography

Seleleko earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning R 249,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seleleka885/
Sheleleka821/
Syleleka751/
Shelaloko711/
Selalika634/
Selaloka633/
Zelelika631/
Salalayko5997/
Chileleka5917/
Salalaiko5913/
Shilaloko594/
Salolaiko591/
Salilika50261/
Sololoka501/

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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 Seleleko
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