Selemela Surname
Approximately 5,007 people bear this surname
Selemela Surname User-submission:
The Selemela surname comes from the word used for a cluster of stars 'Pleiades', also known as 'the Seven Sisters'. These stars are visible from about October to April, during the Southern Hemisphere's spring and summer months.
Selemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,475 | 1:12,107 | 1,506 |
| Lesotho | 490 | 1:4,148 | 799 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selemela (371) may also be a first name.
Selemela Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Selemela surname comes from the word used for a cluster of stars 'Pleiades', also known as 'the Seven Sisters'. These stars are visible from about October to April, during the Southern Hemisphere's spring and summer months.
- cselemela0380Selemela Demographics
Average Selemela Salary in
South Africa
R 162,444
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Selemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selemela is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selemela? popularity and diffusion
Selemela is the 95,072nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,455,472 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selemela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selemela is also the 450,877th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 371 people.
The last name Selemela is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,475 people, or 1 in 12,107. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, Limpopo, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 21 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 10 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Selemela Last Name Statistics demography
Selemela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.64% less than the national average, earning R 162,444 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seelemela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Selimela | 88 | 24 | / |
| Selemele | 88 | 16 | / |
| Selemelo | 88 | 6 | / |
| Selemala | 88 | 5 | / |
| Salemela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Selamela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Silemela | 88 | 3 | / |
| Selemila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Selemeli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jelemela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gelemela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Selomela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Selemola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chelemela | 82 | 34 | / |
| Shelimela | 82 | 7 | / |
| Silimela | 75 | 1,287 | / |
| Selamala | 75 | 19 | / |
| Salemala | 75 | 14 | / |
| Salimela | 75 | 10 | / |
| Selemalo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Selimala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Celimela | 75 | 5 | / |
| Selamola | 75 | 4 | / |
| Silemele | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jilemela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silamela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salamela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Solomela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelimela | 71 | 1,394 | / |
| Shilimela | 71 | 414 | / |
| Chilemela | 71 | 101 | / |
| Sholomela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shelimala | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sehlomola | 71 | 6 | / |
| Selimalla | 71 | 5 | / |
| Selamalla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Selimolla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saalemala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalimela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilemele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelimeela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shollomela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shelimalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chileemela | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Selemela
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