Selewani Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Selewani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Selewani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selewani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selewani is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selewani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selewani is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Selewani live; 20 percent live in Southern Africa and 20 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany Selewani is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selewane | 88 | 56 | / |
| Selevani | 88 | 15 | / |
| Gelewani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Seleweni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jelewani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chelewani | 82 | 2,249 | / |
| Sileywani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shelewane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selevany | 75 | 42 | / |
| Selebane | 75 | 37 | / |
| Silevani | 75 | 25 | / |
| Selowane | 75 | 10 | / |
| Selibani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Siliwani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Selevane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Silewane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gelewane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selawane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salewane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selajwane | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shalawani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shalowani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Salawanei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Selavaniy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sahljwani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Selivanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelawane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilevani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilewane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sallawani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szelevényi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Silihwangi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Szelevenyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selevanych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selevanets | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Selewani
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