Selewa Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2331:760,26934,383
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Selewa (386) may also be a first name.

Selewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selewa is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selewa? popularity and diffusion

Selewa is the 791,719th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. Selewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Selewa reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 441,020th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 386 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 760,269. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 64 percent live, Sokoto, where 18 percent live and Kogi, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria Selewa exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Selewa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selewa surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Selewa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelewa92200/
Szelewa92137/
Seleway927/
Selewai924/
Seleswa922/
Sielewa921/
Selewach8624/
Selewacz8615/
Shelewad866/
Schelewa864/
Salewa831,368/
Selawa83222/
Seleva83156/
Xelewa83101/
Seleba8396/
Gelewa8335/
Selewe8325/
Silewa8315/
Seliwa8314/
Jelewa8312/
Solewa835/
Celewa833/
Selewi831/
Selewo831/
Slejwa831/
Shellewad806/
Sielawa77772/
Chelewa77155/
Seleeva7787/
Sheleva7772/
Jelewad7763/
Seeleva7738/
Shalewa7735/
Soleway7733/
Selaeva7729/
Seyleva7724/
Selebay7723/
Saloewa7715/
Selebai7712/
Zseleva7711/
Selaiwa7710/
Djelewa779/
Sheleba777/
Selehba776/
Sceleva775/
Gelewad775/
Selevas774/
Selebea773/
Selieva772/
Saliewa772/
Szalewa772/
Silewah772/
Selebaj772/
Sielewi771/
Selawah771/
Selevai771/
Selevat771/
Selevoa771/
Shilewa771/
Silaewa771/
Sielewe771/
Salewai771/
Selewoh771/
Selewou771/
Seleiva771/
Celeewa771/
Geleway771/
Syolewa771/
Selewei771/
Sealeba771/
Sahlewa771/
Shelawa771/
Seileva771/
Sollewa770/
Selyaeva71377/
Shelaeva71357/
Shelevad7129/
Sheleeva7120/
Shilewad7117/
Scheleva7115/
Selewich7110/
Schilewa718/
Sheyleva718/
Seylieva716/
Seyleeva716/
Seliwath715/
Shelieva714/
Chelewad714/
Selewoch714/
Shilewat711/
Seilieva711/
Zielewah711/
Selehewi711/
Shettlewatt710/
Salawa674,338/
Saliwa672,106/
Selebi67968/
Geleva67653/
Zalewa67627/
Geleba67450/
Solawa67387/
Saleva67348/
Selebo67285/
Selava67252/
Selebe67227/
Jeleva67182/
Zeleva67167/
Selibe67140/
Seliba67126/
Seliva67108/
Zelewe6796/
Shelevaya6794/
Silawa6790/
Soleva6789/
Shcheleva6777/
Sileva6775/
Siliwa6769/
Selowo6765/
Shelyaeva6758/
Shellaway6735/
Salewo6733/
Shelevach6729/
Šeleva6721/
Selavo6721/
Soliwa6719/
Sylawa6712/
Shillewad6710/
Selawo678/
Seleheeva678/
Silewo677/
Selive677/
Jelewo676/
Chetlewad675/
Selevi675/
Zolewa675/
Zelawa674/
Sileba674/
Celeba674/
Syleva674/
Seleby673/
Seleve673/
Zelewo673/
Želeva673/
Celeva672/
Silewe672/
Celawa672/
Salywa672/
Jeliwa671/
Shealewis671/
Szelewycz671/
Zeleba671/
Xelewe671/
Setlhajwa671/
Selevo671/
Syliwa671/
Zelewi671/
Xeleba671/
Sheheleva671/

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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 Selewa
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