Xeliwe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Xeliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xeliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799

Xeliwe (15) may also be a first name.

Xeliwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xeliwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xeliwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Xeliwe is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Xeliwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Xeliwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Xeliwe is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live.

Xeliwe Last Name Statistics demography

Xeliwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.82% less than the national average, earning R 81,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xelishwe861/
Ngxeliwe861/
Celiwe833/
Xelibe831/
Xelewe831/
Cheliwe7751/
Xhaliwe771/
Seliwhe771/
Selihwe771/
Gxaliwe771/
Nxelewe771/
Shelihwe7111/
Ngxelewe716/
Gxiliswe712/
Ciliwe67359/
Selibe67140/
Xelewa67101/
Zelewe6796/
Zelibe6761/
Siliwe6740/
Selewe6725/
Seliwa6714/
Celibe6710/
Selive677/
Celiwi671/

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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 Xeliwe
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