Selwe Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Selwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 228 | 1:237,622 | 24,428 |
| Botswana | 143 | 1:15,293 | 2,975 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Selwe (29) may also be a first name.
Selwe Demographics
Average Selwe Salary in
South Africa
R 126,840
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Selwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Selwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 744,013th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. Selwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Selwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selwe is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 29 people.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 237,622. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 62 percent are found, North West, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa Selwe exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 37 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellwe | 91 | 117 | / |
| Saelwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Selwey | 91 | 2 | / |
| Selwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sealwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Selw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Saelwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schelwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selwa | 80 | 956 | / |
| Selbe | 80 | 803 | / |
| Slewe | 80 | 87 | / |
| Silwe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Selwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Seelw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Selue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Celwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sylwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szelwech | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schielwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selway | 73 | 2,540 | / |
| Saelue | 73 | 884 | / |
| Selbee | 73 | 228 | / |
| Sellew | 73 | 210 | / |
| Seloue | 73 | 67 | / |
| Zelwer | 73 | 53 | / |
| Sellue | 73 | 23 | / |
| Selwit | 73 | 18 | / |
| Szelwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Selveh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Selbey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Scelbe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sielwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chelwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Slweez | 73 | 5 | / |
| Seelue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sheelw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sealew | 73 | 5 | / |
| Selbei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shelue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Silewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Selwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cehlwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sellwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slewee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seelhw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seelwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sailwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seslue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sselwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shelwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shilwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sleweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seluer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shellw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slewett | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shlewet | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shellew | 67 | 15 | / |
| Saeluea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shellue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szelwis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sellway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schilwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sehlwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selouhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seliues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jlwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sailewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silwher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieloue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sillwey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Selouer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Selwich | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sellver | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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