Selomu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Selomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Selomu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selomu occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selomu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selomu is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Selomu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selomu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Selomu is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 64 percent reside and Gauteng, where 36 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Selomu Last Name Statistics demography

Selomu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.61% less than the national average, earning R 79,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selamu834,522/
Selemu83117/
Solomu8326/
Selumu8310/
Silomu839/
Salomu837/
Selamou7727/
Seelamu7715/
Shelemu7710/
Selammu778/
Salomeu777/
Selamut776/
Sselumu773/
Shalomu772/
Shelumu771/
Solomeu771/
Saliomu771/
Shilomu771/
Seliumu771/
Hselemu771/
Salomuy771/
Seleumu771/
Salomau771/
Sealammu7122/
Zhelomud7118/
Seelamut714/
Shetlamu713/
Shellumu711/
Seulemou711/
Sheelamu711/
Salamu676,025/
Salemu67199/
Silamu67127/
Silemu67116/
Jelamu67110/
Silumu6732/
Zelemu677/
Solemu672/
Shelamaus672/
Seitlhamu671/
Celamu671/
Celumu671/
Gelamu671/

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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 Selomu
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