Sellane Surname
Approximately 426 people bear this surname
Sellane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 249 | 1:8,163 | 1,815 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sellane (154) may also be a first name.
Sellane Demographics
Average Sellane Salary in
South Africa
R 121,248
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sellane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sellane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sellane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻼﻧﻲ) is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sellane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sellane is the 693,669th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sellane reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sellane is also the 740,891st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 154 people.
Sellane is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 8,163. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 64 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent are found and Berea District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and Senegal, where 3 percent are found.
Sellane Last Name Statistics demography
Sellane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.98% less than the national average, earning R 121,248 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sellane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sellane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻼﻧﻲ | sylany | 50 |
| ﺳﻼﻧﻲ | slany | 50 |
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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 Sellane
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