Sellwane Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sellwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Sellwane (3,552) may also be a first name.

Sellwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellwane is found most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellwane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sellwane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 118,900th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 3,552 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 57 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Sellwane Last Name Statistics demography

Sellwane earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.58% more than the national average, earning R 288,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selwane931,570/
Selwanes88614/
Sehlwane8844/
Shelwane8844/
Selwanje882/
Selwanei881/
Selwayne881/
Selwan86362/
Slwane863/
Selwaness82127/
Sselwanje821/
Silwane801,456/
Selwana80700/
Selwine8044/
Selwani8029/
Jelwane8023/
Seluane8015/
Selwant8012/
Slewane8011/
Shelwan806/
Sellvan805/
Gelwane803/
Celwane802/
Shlwane801/
Sellban801/
Selbane801/
Söllwagner7827/
Sselwanjje781/
Shilwane75205/
Sielwant7520/
Selwanis7513/
Selluang758/
Seelwant755/
Chelwane752/
Selwiney751/
Shllwani751/
Sellvang751/
Sillwana751/
Sellvine750/
Sylwan71183/
Selwon71149/
Silwan71137/
Seluan7159/
Selban7118/
Selwam7113/
Slwana7112/
Selwiyana717/
Chellwani716/
Slwanh712/
Sselwanyo711/
Sselwanyi711/
Slwani711/
Sluane711/
Schellwanich703/
Silwana673,249/
Silwani67287/
Selvani6782/
Silwany6757/
Sillvan6739/
Sylwant6733/
Sellvam6727/
Shilwan6713/
Zilwane679/
Zelbane679/
Silbane678/
Seluang676/
Jelwani676/
Gilwane676/
Saeluan675/
Cilwane673/
Shlwani672/
Geluane672/
Jilwane671/
Zelwain671/
Selbaan671/
Silluan671/
Sielwon671/
Seluann671/
Sylwand671/
Celwana671/
Jeluane671/
Chlwane671/
Selwong671/
Slevane670/

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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 Sellwane
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