Selomo Surname

168,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Selomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3241:23,3122,965
Lesotho1761:11,5492,599
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Selomo (224) may also be a first name.

Selomo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selomo (Marathi: सेलोमो) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Selomo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,840th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,848,923 people. The surname Selomo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selomo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selomo is also the 601,629th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 224 people.

The last name Selomo is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,324 people, or 1 in 23,312. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Selomo Last Name Statistics demography

Selomo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.82% less than the national average, earning R 143,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelomo9211/
Sehlomo922/
Seelomo921/
Selomoh921/
Setlhomo86212/
Sealomgo861/
Salomo832,986/
Seloma832,297/
Solomo831,167/
Selamo83421/
Selemo83394/
Silomo83160/
Selumo8312/
Gelomo831/
Selemoi77382/
Seelamo77227/
Selouma77131/
Shelemo7784/
Sealoma7779/
Gelomoh7743/
Selamou7727/
Sallomo7718/
Sehloma7715/
Soelamo7714/
Shilomo7712/
Solomoh779/
Shalomo778/
Selomah776/
Salomoy774/
Solomoy774/
Shelomô771/
Sheloma771/
Setlamo771/
Selamoy771/
Selamoh771/
Chelomo771/
Sholomo771/
Seilamo771/
Salomoh771/
Setloma771/
Seulamo771/
Seitlamo7115/
Setlhamo716/
Seylouma715/
Seilouma715/
Selosmaa713/
Sholomoi711/
Sealamoy711/
Salloumo711/
Seulemou711/
Sholomoh711/
Selama676,224/
Saloma674,325/
Selema673,604/
Solamo672,279/
Salamo671,554/
Siloma671,100/
Soloma67856/
Seitlhamo67843/
Salemo67333/
Seluma67280/
Zelemo67168/
Gelamo67117/
Xeloma67114/
Zolomo67106/
Silamo6773/
Silumo6733/
Silemo6726/
Solemo6712/
Zelamo676/
Celoma672/
Sylamo672/
Zalomo672/
Gilomo672/
Jelamo672/
Celemo672/
Jilomo671/
Seithlamo671/
Jeloma671/
Celamo671/
Settlhamo671/
Setlhaumo671/
Seethlamo671/

Selomo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selomo in the Marathi language
सेलोमोselomo-

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