Seletane Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Seletane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Seletane (35) may also be a first name.
Seletane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seletane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seletane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ) is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seletane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Seletane is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seletane reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Seletane is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 35 people.
Seletane is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Seletane is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seletani | 88 | 37 | / |
| Selestan | 88 | 28 | / |
| Selatane | 88 | 13 | / |
| Seletene | 88 | 5 | / |
| Seletang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheletan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Selestean | 82 | 19 | / |
| Selistane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shelestan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selestain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Celestane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Celestaine | 78 | 28 | / |
| Selatahneh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Celetine | 75 | 1,521 | / |
| Salatane | 75 | 197 | / |
| Celitane | 75 | 169 | / |
| Celestan | 75 | 22 | / |
| Seleston | 75 | 17 | / |
| Selestam | 75 | 12 | / |
| Celetana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Seletona | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sheleton | 75 | 5 | / |
| Selitana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seletong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soletani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celeitan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celetain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celetean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silatane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Solatane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selitene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celestain | 71 | 123 | / |
| Selistean | 71 | 103 | / |
| Celestand | 71 | 27 | / |
| Silestean | 71 | 11 | / |
| Seilatani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seliştean | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selistain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalatane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seliștean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seylatani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheletean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celestone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celistane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celetanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Settleton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Silestain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shettleton | 67 | 22 | / |
| Celitan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chelestani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salyataneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shesleston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celeton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shailestan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylitan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shilestone | 67 | 0 | / |
Seletane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seletane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ | sltan | - |
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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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- 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 Seletane
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