Semelani Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Semelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432

Semelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semelani occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semelani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Semelani is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semelani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 54 percent live, Free State, where 33 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live.

Semelani Last Name Statistics demography

Semelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.42% less than the national average, earning R 34,644 per year.

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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 Semelani
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