Seleso Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Seleso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho8811:2,307305
South Africa5741:94,38611,535
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889

Seleso (267) may also be a first name.

Seleso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seleso is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Seleso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seleso is the 251,891st most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Seleso are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 544,256th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 267 people.

The last name Seleso is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 2,307. In Lesotho Seleso is most common in: Maseru District, where 31 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 15 percent are found and Leribe District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Lesotho it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Seleso Last Name Statistics demography

Seleso earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning R 160,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selesho92952/
Seletso925/
Selesio921/
Seeletso86910/
Seleshoa8633/
Sealetso865/
Shelesho862/
Seletsho862/
Selehsoh861/
Geleso831,291/
Seliso83124/
Selaso8379/
Seloso8355/
Shelso8339/
Selesa8324/
Celeso834/
Soleso831/
Selejo831/
Sileso831/
Seleco831/
Saleso830/
Seeletsho801/
Selisho77318/
Salesio77288/
Solesio77161/
Celesio77144/
Selecio77110/
Saeliso7766/
Seloiso7756/
Seeleco7748/
Seleisa7738/
Selesia7718/
Selesha7715/
Selosho7713/
Seeloso7711/
Seelaso7711/
Selegio7710/
Cheleso774/
Saelaso774/
Seloesa774/
Selasio773/
Zselezo773/
Selioso773/
Salehso771/
Solieso771/
Silesio771/
Salesso771/
Seletsa771/
Selesat771/
Gelesso771/
Silesho771/
Seletjo771/
Sealoso771/
Shelesa771/
Saleeso771/
Seleico771/
Gelesou771/
Selisco770/
Salso73393/
Slejo731/
Sealetsa71807/
Seeletsa71299/
Celesios7172/
Selecios7129/
Selisios7128/
Shelshot7117/
Jeleasco716/
Salaesoh714/
Sxelesha712/
Sheleesa711/
Selissou711/
Selehjoo711/
Soliesio711/
Shelesha710/
Salesa672,045/
Selosa671,467/
Selasa67349/
Seloza67249/
Saliso67231/
Selisa67221/
Silaso67135/
Sealsa6793/
Saloso6762/
Siliso6750/
Siloso6749/
Selico6737/
Solesa6735/
Zelesa6734/
Železo6733/
Seleza6723/
Salaso6719/
Selijo6717/
Gelesa6712/
Shelsa679/
Selejó679/
Seleja678/
Jelezo677/
Zelaso676/
Gelezo674/
Celesa674/
Zelezo674/
Saleahsoh674/
Gelejo673/
Shelco672/
Shelzo672/
Solezo672/
Geliso672/
Jelesa671/
Zeloso671/
Sheljo671/
Šelejo671/
Jeleascou671/
Sealzo671/
Syliso671/
Celezo671/
Celiso671/
Seiljo671/
Sxhelesha671/
Selettsha671/
Xelesa671/
Seeleesah671/
Salezo671/
Seleca671/
Shellshod670/

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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 Seleso
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