Selemo Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Selemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Lesotho1181:17,2253,688
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Selemo (583) may also be a first name.

Selemo Last Name Facts

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

Selemo (Russian: Сельемо) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 734,496th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Selemo live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selemo is also the 346,663rd most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 583 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 444,080. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, North West, where 29 percent live and Northern Cape, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 22 percent live.

Selemo Last Name Statistics demography

Selemo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning R 214,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selemoi92382/
Shelemo9284/
Selemoa922/
Selemou922/
Seulemou861/
Selema833,604/
Selomo832,558/
Selimo83439/
Selamo83421/
Salemo83333/
Zelemo83168/
Gelemo8336/
Silemo8326/
Solemo8312/
Seljmo833/
Celemo832/
Jelemo831/
Selimos77228/
Seelamo77227/
Shelimo77226/
Seilema77194/
Selemah77103/
Salemmo7779/
Shalemo7770/
Selimou7760/
Gelemoh7752/
Shelema7752/
Selimot7746/
Setlema7723/
Soelamo7714/
Shelomo7711/
Silesmo776/
Selimoy774/
Selesma774/
Gejlemo773/
Seleima772/
Selemha772/
Selemat772/
Sehlomo772/
Selemma771/
Selomoh771/
Selimoh771/
Seleyma771/
Salemoh771/
Jelemot771/
Seulamo771/
Shilemo771/
Saleemo771/
Salemuo771/
Seelomo771/
Seilamo771/
Selamoh771/
Selamoy771/
Djelemo771/
Chelemo771/
Zelemoi771/
Sealimo771/
Shailemo71423/
Saeleema71175/
Selesmaa7120/
Shelimoh715/
Zettlemo711/
Shellimo711/
Selematt711/
Selimoit711/
Sielimou711/
Sealamoy711/
Seleemah711/
Shelemah711/
Shelemha711/
Salimo6731,722/
Jelimo6714,397/
Selima679,782/
Salema677,406/
Selama676,224/
Salomo672,986/
Seloma672,297/
Solamo672,279/
Salamo671,554/
Solimo671,439/
Solomo671,167/
Solema67405/
Silema67384/
Jelema67226/
Silomo67160/
Gelema67139/
Silamo6773/
Šeljmo6770/
Silimo6720/
Zelema6719/
Shellimoh678/
Zelamo676/
Celema674/
Zalemo673/
Xelema673/
Sylamo672/
Celimo672/
Selyma671/
Zolemo671/
Sylema671/
Zilemo671/
Gelimo671/
Djehlemou671/
Celamo671/
Cilemo671/
Shellhema670/

Selemo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selemo in the Russian language
Сельемоselemo-

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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 Selemo
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