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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Selembo occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Selembo live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Selembo is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania Selembo is most common in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Selembo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selembo last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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  • 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 Selembo
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