Xelelo Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

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

Xelelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xelelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6951:77,9549,671
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Xelelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xelelo is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Xelelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xelelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 479,498th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. Xelelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Xelelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Xelelo is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 77,954. In South Africa Xelelo is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Xelelo Last Name Statistics demography

Xelelo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.34% less than the national average, earning R 165,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gxeleslo861/
Selelo832,266/
Xolelo8321/
Xelilo831/
Zelelo831/
Xalelo831/
Chelelo77476/
Shelelo7780/
Setlelo7767/
Seletlo7751/
Selelyo7729/
Sehlelo7725/
Šelelyo775/
Seelelo772/
Seleelo771/
Selealo771/
Zelelou771/
Sealelo771/
Seletlho7110/
Chelelou711/
Selela671,083/
Selilo6784/
Zelela6770/
Celela6740/
Silelo679/
Xolela673/
Shchelelo671/
Celilo671/
Zilelo671/
Xalela671/
Zelilo671/
Xalilo671/

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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 Xelelo
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