Selelo Surname

186,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1,3681:1,599129
South Africa5361:101,07812,246
Kenya2311:199,91314,593
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Selelo (4,392) may also be a first name.

Selelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selelo is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,789th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,216,040 people. Selelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selelo reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selelo is also the 104,102nd most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,392 people.

It is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 1,599. Apart from Botswana this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.

Selelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Selelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.73% less than the national average, earning R 109,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selaelo92697/
Shelelo9280/
Setlelo9267/
Seletlo9251/
Selelyo9229/
Sehlelo9225/
Seelelo922/
Seleelo921/
Selealo921/
Sealelo921/
Seletlho8610/
Selolo832,940/
Selela831,083/
Xelelo83696/
Salelo83173/
Gelelo83128/
Selilo8384/
Selalo8314/
Solelo8313/
Silelo839/
Jelelo832/
Zelelo831/
Shchelelo801/
Chelelo77476/
Shelela77168/
Selelya7796/
Sealela7771/
Salehlo7731/
Gelelio7717/
Selelia7716/
Silaelo7714/
Seelalo7711/
Shilelo7711/
Sehlalo779/
Selallo776/
Soilelo775/
Šelelyo775/
Seelela772/
Sihlelo772/
Sielela771/
Selilio771/
Soelilo771/
Silelgo771/
Gelelot771/
Selaela771/
Salelou771/
Zelelou771/
Salielo771/
Salaelo771/
Shelilo770/
Sholelo770/
Sahlelou71209/
Schelela7121/
Salehloo712/
Shellela711/
Seallela711/
Chelelou711/
Schilelo711/
Seelalou711/
Seleslat711/
Sehlehla711/
Sililo6714,016/
Selala675,495/
Salilo67713/
Salela67369/
Sylilo67357/
Solilo67245/
Gelela67149/
Solylo67147/
Selila6791/
Zelela6770/
Silela6754/
Solela6747/
Celela6740/
Jelela6726/
Silalo6725/
Solalo6722/
Zalelo6721/
Salylo6715/
Zolelo6714/
Salalo6710/
Selola677/
Gelilo672/
Zelilo671/
Sheelolla671/
Sahllelou671/
Jelilo671/
Celilo671/
Zilelo671/
Scheleila671/
Xelilo671/

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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
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  • 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 Selelo
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