Silepe Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

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

Silepe Surname Definition:

Silepe is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: traditional axe.

Silepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247

Silepe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Silepe is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: traditional axe.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Silepe Last Name Facts

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

Silepe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silepe? popularity and diffusion

Silepe is the 1,666,404th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Silepe occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Silepe are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 558,533. In South Africa Silepe is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent reside. Not including South Africa Silepe occurs in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 18 percent reside.

Silepe Last Name Statistics demography

Silepe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning R 194,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silepei925/
Silephe921/
Shilepe921/
Silep9142/
Silesper861/
Selepe8327,859/
Shilpe831,312/
Silape83255/
Silipe8356/
Silepa8320/
Sileev8319/
Sailep8310/
Scilep831/
Silepi831/
Schileper801/
Silapei77148/
Shileev7764/
Suislep7748/
Selepei7747/
Shilape7739/
Shilpee7724/
Silapee7723/
Sihlope7717/
Selepes7713/
Selepey7710/
Selephe777/
Shilepa776/
Silapeu774/
Jileper774/
Shilpey773/
Silepio773/
Gilespe772/
Schilep771/
Scilepi771/
Sileppi771/
Silipes771/
Silipet771/
Sillepp771/
Selepet771/
Cailepe771/
Chilepe771/
Setlepe771/
Scelepe771/
Sellepe771/
Silip73587/
Shilp73342/
Selep73339/
Silev7392/
Sileb736/
Zilep732/
Scileppi71236/
Suislepp7139/
Shelepet7113/
Schiliep712/
Sielapeu712/
Saihlape711/
Gilesspe711/
Sheleper711/
Szelepet711/
Shellepe711/
Silispee711/
Gilespey710/
Gilespee710/
Shilpi6713,009/
Shilpy674,357/
Shilpa673,970/
Zilape671,708/
Shelep67426/
Selepa67232/
Shilev67184/
Shelepets67167/
Seleev67108/
Selope67104/
Silipa67102/
Selape67101/
Silipi6769/
Silipp6732/
Zileev6729/
Selipe6728/
Selhep6727/
Silapi6725/
Silopi6725/
Silapy6713/
Selepi6711/
Szelep677/
Schelepet677/
Shelepecz676/
Gilipe675/
Gelepe674/
Shilps673/
Seleps673/
Jelepe673/
Saisilpee673/
Shelpe672/
Zelepe672/
Seleph671/
Jilipe671/
Shailp671/
Syleev671/
Zilope671/
Zsilip671/
Silhpa671/
Cilepa671/
Celepe671/
Seilev671/
Gilhespey670/

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