Selembo Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania801:661,77039,157
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Selembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selembo is found most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selembo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Selembo are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania Selembo is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Selembo exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Selembo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selembo last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selembo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.47% less than the national average, earning R 15,516 per year and in United States they earn 18.98% less than the national average, earning $34,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelembo931/
Sielembo931/
Selemba86851/
Silembo86132/
Gelembo8615/
Salembo8615/
Selombo869/
Selambo861/
Shelemba801,843/
Sselemba80146/
Selamboi805/
Selembat801/
Shelombo801/
Zelembou801/
Salmbo772/
Slemba772/
Siliembou7511/
Silombo711,057/
Silemba71843/
Salemba71193/
Zilembo71189/
Salambo71145/
Salimbo71131/
Šelemba7181/
Silambo7167/
Selimba7157/
Gelemba7148/
Salombo7139/
Selomba7135/
Solombo7122/
Zalembo7122/
Selamba7113/
Salenbo716/
Gilembo714/
Slembah714/
Silimbo713/
Zelambo712/
Selymba712/
Solemba712/
Silenbo711/
Celemba711/
Jilembo711/
Saalmbo711/
Selemwa711/
Chilembo6710,535/
Shilemba67398/
Shalemba67120/
Shalimbo6769/
Shilombo6738/
Salembah6727/
Selenbaş6724/
Selimbau676/
Chelemba676/
Sselomba675/
Silambuo672/
Silamboy672/
Shelomba671/
Tjelemba671/
Selenbas671/
Shelenba671/
Sailimbo671/
Shelimba671/
Sselamba671/
Salomboy671/
Salimbou671/

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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 Selembo
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