Selepe Surname
Approximately 27,859 people bear this surname
Selepe Surname User-submission:
This surname is of Sesotho origin. It means 'axe'.
Selepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 26,704 | 1:2,029 | 253 |
| Lesotho | 713 | 1:2,851 | 458 |
| Botswana | 353 | 1:6,195 | 1,016 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Selepe (1,616) may also be a first name.
Selepe Surname Meaning
Selepe Demographics
Average Selepe Salary in
South Africa
R 143,496
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Selepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selepe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selepe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selepe is the 19,685th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 261,587 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selepe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Selepe is also the 192,180th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,616 people.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 26,704 people, or 1 in 2,029. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Limpopo, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 16 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Selepe Last Name Statistics demography
Selepe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.62% less than the national average, earning R 143,496 per year.
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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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