Selwani 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

Selwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Selwani Last Name Facts

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

Selwani occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selwani.

How Common Is The Last Name Selwani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Selwani live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Limpopo, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Selwani Last Name Statistics demography

Selwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.8% less than the national average, earning R 59,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selwanis9313/
Selwanei931/
Sselwanyi881/
Selwane861,570/
Selwana86700/
Silwani86287/
Selvani8682/
Selwanes80614/
Sellwane8088/
Shelwane8044/
Sehlwane8044/
Silwanyi808/
Selwanje802/
Sihlwani802/
Selwayne801/
Silwuani801/
Selwaness75127/
Chellwani756/
Sselwanje751/
Sselwanyo751/
Schellwanich743/
Silvani714,488/
Silwana713,249/
Silwane711,456/
Sylvani71119/
Silwany7157/
Zelbani7153/
Seluane7115/
Selvoni719/
Celwane712/
Sselwanjje711/
Shlvani711/
Cilwani711/
Celwana711/
Selbane711/
Shilwane67205/
Chelwane672/
Silwanna671/
Silwanaa671/
Sillwana671/

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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 Selwani
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