Selepe Surname

19,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Selepe Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Sesotho origin. It means 'axe'.

Selepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa26,7041:2,029253
Lesotho7131:2,851458
Botswana3531:6,1951,016
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales51:618,90625,852
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Selepe (1,616) may also be a first name.

Selepe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Sesotho origin. It means 'axe'.

- maktheaxe

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selepei9247/
Selepes9213/
Selepey9210/
Selephe927/
Selepet921/
Setlepe921/
Scelepe921/
Selep91339/
Shelepet8613/
Sheleper861/
Szelepet861/
Shellepe861/
Shelep83426/
Selepa83232/
Silepe83119/
Seleev83108/
Selope83104/
Selape83101/
Selipe8328/
Selhep8327/
Selepi8311/
Solepe838/
Szelep837/
Salepe834/
Gelepe834/
Seleps833/
Jelepe833/
Zelepe832/
Seleph831/
Celepe831/
Shelepets80167/
Schelepet807/
Shelepecz806/
Shelepa77462/
Sheleph77381/
Selepyi77138/
Chelepe77125/
Szelepa7729/
Sheleev7727/
Selypes7716/
Selipet7714/
Shellep7714/
Seyleev7710/
Selepiy775/
Silepei775/
Gelespe773/
Sehlape773/
Sehlepp772/
Sehlope772/
Selipeh772/
Jelepet771/
Silephe771/
Gelepeh771/
Soelipe771/
Selapeu771/
Selepij771/
Gelepep771/
Shelepi771/
Sheulep771/
Shilepe771/
Sehleev771/
Selespt771/
Selheev771/
Sheleeb771/
Shelepy771/
Gelepee770/
Celep739,521/
Selip73176/
Seleb73133/
Šelep7376/
Silep7342/
Selev7317/
Zelep7311/
Selepová7170/
Selepova7122/
Shelhope718/
Schelepa718/
Shchelep714/
Sielapeu712/
Çelepije712/
Silesper711/
Chelephe711/
Shelleph711/
Gelespey710/
Shelepova674,545/
Salape671,290/
Selipa67422/
Shelip67304/
Çelepi67298/
Silape67255/
Shelev6768/
Šelepa6765/
Salepi6758/
Silipe6756/
Solope6747/
Salipe6745/
Zeleev6744/
Solape6738/
Seelev6735/
Selebø6732/
Silepa6720/
Selaip6720/
Sileev6719/
Selapi6719/
Salope6714/
Sheleb6714/
Zelepa6712/
Shelyp6712/
Seylev6710/
Sailep6710/
Celepi678/
Selipi675/
Gelipe674/
Jelipe673/
Celeev671/
Scheleppy671/
Scilep671/
Silepi671/
Selapy671/
Syleev671/
Zselev671/
Schileper671/
Szełep671/
Gelepi671/
Gelepé671/
Celepa671/
Solepy671/
Seilev671/
Seelip670/

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