Shelakwe Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Shelakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selakwe | 93 | 30 | / |
| Shilakwe | 88 | 524 | / |
| Setlakwe | 88 | 89 | / |
| Sehlakgwe | 82 | 51 | / |
| Shilahkwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selekwe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Silakwe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Selokwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Salakwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sethlakgwe | 78 | 13 | / |
| Silaikwe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Sehlagwe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Selakoue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seelakwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chilakwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shilagwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilakwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilekwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selahkwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salekwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Silakwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Silagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selekwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selogwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setlhakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selaque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shelakwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis