Selemeni Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Selemeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selemeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Selemeni (229) may also be a first name.

Selemeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selemeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selemeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selemeni is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Selemeni reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selemeni is also the 593,349th most common first name on earth It is held by 229 people.

Selemeni is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Selemeni is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent live. Beside South Africa Selemeni exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Selemeni Last Name Statistics demography

Selemeni earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 102.95% more than the national average, earning R 482,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selemenio941/
Selimeni8820/
Selemene8810/
Selemena884/
Silemeni881/
Selemini881/
Shelemenge781/
Silimeni7564/
Selimene751/
Zelimeni751/
Shilemena7139/
Seliemine713/
Chelemaini671/
Celimene63104/
Silimini633/
Silimena631/
Zilimeni631/
Settlemines631/
Celimenes597/
Chilemene591/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selemeni
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