Sello Surname

18,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sello Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,1071:3,364443
Lesotho10,7581:1892
Botswana1,0371:2,109214
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Philippines2781:364,16648,338
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Indonesia1871:707,21554,809
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Italy921:664,74758,468
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Benin311:333,40726,304
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
England261:2,143,00282,017
France171:3,907,219231,005
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Austria91:946,15970,786
Finland81:687,08836,047
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sello (84,545) may also be a first name.

Sello Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sello (Arabic: سيللو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻮ, Hindi: सेल्लो, Russian: Селло) occurs most in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sello? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,656th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 246,617 people. The surname Sello occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sello are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sello is also the 11,816th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 84,545 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 16,107 people, or 1 in 3,364. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, Free State, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 16 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Sello is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 36 percent are found and Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

Sello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sello has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sello Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sello last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sello earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.52% less than the national average, earning €18,163 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.83% less than the national average, earning R 154,860 per year; in Colombia they earn 67.72% more than the national average, earning $38,077,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.9% more than the national average, earning $54,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suello915,573/
Sellou91990/
Shello91496/
Sellos91374/
Scello9167/
Sellot9146/
Selloh9132/
Saello9129/
Szello917/
Soello916/
Sellio915/
Selllo915/
Siello914/
Selloy912/
Selloo912/
Sgello911/
Ssello911/
Seullo911/
Sellyo911/
Sesllo911/
Seello911/
Sllo891/
Sellouh83116/
Siellou8347/
Scellos8340/
Schello8334/
Sciello8319/
Szellos8311/
Seullio8311/
Sellios837/
Sellous833/
Suellio832/
Selloch832/
Shelloy831/
Selloss831/
Sellioğ831/
Sellout831/
Suellyo831/
Sella8011,784/
Sillo805,968/
Cello802,428/
Zello80383/
Gello80284/
Jello80127/
Çello8053/
Syllo8030/
Shllo801/
Xello801/
Slloa800/
Shellooe7785/
Selliott775/
Sellaová772/
Slo75119/
Sellah734,363/
Sellas731,401/
Zellou731,266/
Shella731,260/
Ziello73697/
Sellat73570/
Djello73497/
Chello73432/
Suella73413/
Sillos73399/
Cellot73273/
Giello73249/
Cellio73206/
Shillo73142/
Seella73137/
Gelloz73114/
Soella73111/
Silloy73109/
Syllos7398/
Gellos7389/
Szella7379/
Cellou7373/
Gellot7365/
Cellos7351/
Gellio7348/
Sellia7342/
Scella7333/
Sillou7333/
Zuello7331/
Szillo7330/
Sillio7327/
Jellos7326/
Zellot7325/
Scillo7323/
Suillo7323/
Silloi7321/
Zelloo7319/
Sellau7317/
Zhello7314/
Silloh7312/
Sillot7312/
Jellou7311/
Séllos7311/
Saella7310/
Zselló738/
Sellya737/
Siella737/
Szyllo737/
Jellod736/
Shyllo736/
Zellos735/
Syllio735/
Jellio735/
Jelloo735/
Sehlla732/
Gellou732/
Gellop731/
Celhlo731/
Jellho731/
Sjella731/
Sillho731/
Sillod731/
Silloo731/
Gellho731/
Hjello731/
Ëcello731/
Sillyo731/
Sellad731/
Ceullo731/
Sellaa731/
Sellaz731/
Ssillo731/
Slloyd731/
Gelloi731/
Jellop730/
Slloss730/
Schellhoß711/
Schellous710/
Sellhoist710/
Slot677,284/
Schillo671,518/
Sloh67734/
Slos67232/
Schella67210/
Slop67191/
Zellous67182/
Zelloth67136/
Sloa67116/
Schellhous6784/
Gioello6783/
Silloux6756/
Gelliot6743/
Zellios6741/
Sloy6736/
Jellots6736/
Chellou6736/
Slou6736/
Sheella6729/
Schellhoss6727/
Sloo6725/
Chellos6724/
Gellios6724/
Gellott6724/
Szellas6722/
Slio6721/
Scillio6718/
Giuello6717/
Jellous6713/
Sellaha6712/
Sellach679/
Gelloth677/
Sleo677/
Shellia676/
Slla676/
Chelloy675/
Sloi675/
Shlo675/
Schyllo675/
Djellou674/
Chelloj673/
Selleau673/
Jellott672/
Shellya672/
Sciollo672/
Szellga672/
Zelliot672/
Chellio672/
Djellot672/
Sellias672/
Slod671/
Chelloz671/
Jelloud671/
Jslo671/
Sillhou671/
Sillios671/
Cheello671/
Chelloh671/
Sluo671/
Sillooh671/
Jellios671/
Jelliot671/
Sillois671/
Saellah671/
Schellhout671/
Sellaux671/
Szellát671/
Szölloš671/
Gellous671/
Sillosd671/
Jellout671/
Seullha671/
Sloz671/
Slyo671/
Suelleu671/
Giellio671/
Sillott670/
Cllo670/
Sellass670/
Scilloy670/
Sillous670/
Gellois670/
Zellott670/
Sellaus670/

Sello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sello in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻮslw-
Sello in the Hindi language
सेल्लोsello-
Sello in the Russian language
Селлоsello-
Sello in the Arabic language
سيللوsyllw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sello
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