Selemu Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Selemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia771:205,84313,311
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Selemu (12) may also be a first name.

Selemu Last Name Facts

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

Selemu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selemu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selemu live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selemu is also the 3,306,491st most common given name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Selemu is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 69 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 31 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelemu9210/
Selemou922/
Seleumu921/
Hselemu921/
Selemus921/
Setlemu921/
Shelemut8649/
Seulemou861/
Selamu834,522/
Salemu83199/
Gelemu83194/
Silemu83116/
Selimu8338/
Selomu8329/
Zelemu837/
Solemu832/
Shelemush804/
Sheelemut801/
Shellemut801/
Chelemu77331/
Selimou7760/
Selimut7733/
Shilemu7721/
Saleemu7715/
Seelamu7715/
Sselimu7714/
Selammu778/
Shalemu776/
Selimus774/
Solemau771/
Selimau771/
Soilemu771/
Seelimu771/
Sollemu771/
Seilimu771/
Sealammu7122/
Zhelemud712/
Chelemut711/
Sielimou711/
Zhelemus711/
Sheelamu711/
Shailemu711/
Salimu6769,942/
Salamu676,025/
Silimu672,198/
Silamu67127/
Solomu6726/
Solimu6717/
Jelimu6716/
Silomu679/
Salomu677/
Gilemu672/
Solymu671/
Celemhuue671/
Djehlemou671/

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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
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  • 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 Selemu
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