Selepa Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Selepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Šelepa (65) are calculated separately.

Selepa (108) may also be a first name.

Selepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selepa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Šelepa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selepa is the 1,070,546th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Selepa live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 108 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 398,365. In South Africa Selepa is most common in: North West, where 85 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Limpopo, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Selepa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selepa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Selepa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.67% less than the national average, earning R 76,836 per year and in United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelepa9465/
Shelepa92462/
Szelepa9229/
Selaepa921/
Schelepa868/
Selepe8327,859/
Selapa83556/
Selipa83422/
Selepo8356/
Salepa8345/
Gelepa8323/
Silepa8320/
Selopa8316/
Zelepa8312/
Selepi8311/
Solepa835/
Celepa831/
Shchelepa801/
Zhelepa77205/
Selepyi77138/
Shalepa77102/
Saleppa7749/
Selepei7747/
Selipas7742/
Sielapa7733/
Chelepa7729/
Shelepo7716/
Selappa7713/
Selepes7713/
Selepey7710/
Selephe777/
Selipau776/
Shilepa776/
Selepiy775/
Selipah775/
Seelapa774/
Shylepa773/
Gelepat771/
Shelipa771/
Selapai771/
Salaepa771/
Seliapa771/
Selepet771/
Selepij771/
Selepou771/
Tjelepa771/
Shelepi771/
Setlepe771/
Scelepe771/
Sehlapa771/
Shelepy771/
Gelespa770/
Sehlepho7183/
Shelepet7113/
Shelappa715/
Seelappa714/
Scholepa712/
Solaepah711/
Sheleper711/
Szelepet711/
Celepach711/
Shellepe711/
Seelapai711/
Seelapha711/
Saileupa711/
Saleepah711/
Saleepha711/
Salapa672,104/
Solipa671,082/
Zalepa67634/
Solopa67399/
Çelepi67298/
Salipa67264/
Silapa67206/
Shelepets67167/
Salopa67144/
Silepe67119/
Silipa67102/
Salypa6783/
Silepo6780/
Silopa6762/
Selipe6728/
Solapa6728/
Celipa6721/
Gelepo6721/
Solepo6721/
Celepi678/
Schelepet677/
Gilepa677/
Salepo677/
Shelepecz676/
Selipi675/
Selopo674/
Shellappa672/
Zelepo672/
Selipo672/
Zelepe672/
Schelyapa671/
Scheleppy671/
Silepi671/
Sheelappa671/
Zelapa671/
Jelipa671/
Saelaaipa671/
Gelipa671/
Cilepa671/
Celepe671/
Shchylepa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selepa
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