Swelakhe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Swelakhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swelakhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Swelakhe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swelakhe is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swelakhe.

How Common Is The Last Name Swelakhe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Swelakhe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Swelakhe is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Swelakhe is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 88 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 11 percent reside.

Swelakhe Last Name Statistics demography

Swelakhe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.98% less than the national average, earning R 40,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swalakhe886/
Shwalakhe8249/
Swwalakhe822/
Sweilikhe821/
Sweilak801/
Swetlak801/
Swalekhe75120/
Shwalake7525/
Sweilike751/
Swelekke751/
Swelaugh750/
Schwellak711/
Swilak711/
Svehlak67201/
Svetlak6767/
Switlak672/
Swolaki671/
Schweilach671/
Suelike671/
Svalake671/
Suhelak671/

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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 Swelakhe
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