Selematsela Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Selematsela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selematsela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8001:67,7228,477
Lesotho1501:13,5503,005
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

Selematsela (181) may also be a first name.

Selematsela Last Name Facts

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

Selematsela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selematsela.

How Common Is The Last Name Selematsela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selematsela is the 375,258th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selematsela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Selematsela is also the 677,199th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 181 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 67,722. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Selematsela exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Selematsela Last Name Statistics demography

Selematsela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.01% less than the national average, earning R 144,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selema-Tsela966/
Selemat'sela961/
Selema Tsela961/
Selemtsela952/
Selemetsela916/
Selematsila911/
Seli Mutsila701/
Selemidis-Hill561/
Saleh Ahmad Saleh503/

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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 Selematsela
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