Selembe Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Selembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Zambia3031:52,3104,886
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Selembe (151) may also be a first name.

Selembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selembe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selembe is the 400,040th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The last name Selembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selembe reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 151 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 135,063. Not including The DR Congo Selembe is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Selembe Last Name Statistics demography

Selembe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.38% less than the national average, earning R 165,432 per year.

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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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  • 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 Selembe
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