Selwe Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2281:237,62224,428
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Selwe (29) may also be a first name.

Selwe Last Name Facts

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

Selwe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Selwe is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Selwe reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 237,622. In South Africa Selwe is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 62 percent reside, North West, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 37 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Selwe Last Name Statistics demography

Selwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning R 126,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellwe91117/
Saelwe912/
Selwey912/
Selwee911/
Sealwe911/
Selw893/
Saelwee831/
Schelwe831/
Selwa80956/
Selbe80803/
Slewe8087/
Silwe8033/
Selwi8011/
Seelw807/
Selue802/
Celwe801/
Sylwe801/
Szelwech771/
Schielwe771/
Selway732,540/
Saelue73884/
Selbee73228/
Sellew73210/
Seloue7367/
Zelwer7353/
Sellue7323/
Selwit7318/
Szelwa7315/
Selveh7315/
Selbey7310/
Scelbe738/
Sielwa736/
Chelwe736/
Slweez735/
Seelue735/
Sheelw735/
Sealew735/
Selbei734/
Shelue732/
Silewe732/
Selwai731/
Jelwei731/
Cehlwe731/
Sellwa731/
Slewee731/
Seelhw731/
Seelwi731/
Sailwe731/
Seslue731/
Sselwa731/
Shelwi731/
Shilwe731/
Sleweh731/
Gelweh731/
Seluer731/
Selbea731/
Shellw731/
Slewett6721/
Shlewet6718/
Shellew6715/
Saeluea6712/
Shellue677/
Szelwis677/
Sellway676/
Schilwe675/
Sehlwai673/
Selouhe672/
Slwa672/
Seliues671/
Silw671/
Jlwe671/
Sailewe671/
Celw671/
Schlewe671/
Schelue671/
Silwher671/
Chelwey671/
Shlewer671/
Sieloue671/
Sillwey670/
Selouer670/
Selwich670/
Sellver670/

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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 Selwe
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