Selengu Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Selengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
Selengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selengu is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Selengu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selengu is the 711,133rd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selengu reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Beside Malawi this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selengut | 93 | 117 | / |
| Sehlengu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selenu | 92 | 165 | / |
| Selenggau | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sielengou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gelengu | 86 | 56 | / |
| Selenou | 86 | 9 | / |
| Slenggu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Seleanu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Silengu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sielenu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Selenus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xelengu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sielenou | 80 | 324 | / |
| Seuleanu | 80 | 86 | / |
| Seileanu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Selingau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sehleanu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Shilengu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chelengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selingut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelgu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Salngu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Silenu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Silegu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sielienou | 75 | 48 | / |
| Jelenggau | 75 | 10 | / |
| Selinggau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Silenou | 71 | 338 | / |
| Sileanu | 71 | 96 | / |
| Silingu | 71 | 63 | / |
| Soilenu | 71 | 57 | / |
| Selinus | 71 | 40 | / |
| Selinou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Salingu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Zelenou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Silenus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Celenus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sielinou | 67 | 810 | / |
| Saileanu | 67 | 329 | / |
| Cisleanu | 67 | 219 | / |
| Sihleanu | 67 | 152 | / |
| Silienou | 67 | 98 | / |
| Sileunou | 67 | 49 | / |
| Şeuleanu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Jelingau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Schelenhaus | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chilengu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cheleanu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Salingau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shilingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sallingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silegnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Solinguh | 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
- 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 Selengu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis