Ntseli Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ntseli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntseli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1561:13,0292,884
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Ntšeli (9) are calculated separately.

Ntseli (28) may also be a first name.

Ntseli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntseli is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Ntšeli. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntseli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,129,067th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntseli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 13,029. In Lesotho Ntseli is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 72 percent reside, Maseru District, where 16 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Ntseli exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Ntseli Last Name Statistics demography

Ntseli earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.57% less than the national average, earning R 62,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntšeli949/
Nts'eli92134/
Ntsoeli9225/
Nt'seli9212/
Ntsieli928/
Ntsheli924/
Ntse'li922/
Ntselii921/
Nts'oeli8613/
Nt'soeli861/
Ntsele838,581/
Ntsali83621/
Ntsela83168/
Ntsili839/
Ntshele771,388/
Ntsoele77741/
Ntshali77615/
Ntshela77120/
Ntsetle77108/
Ntsiela77101/
Nts'ela7755/
Ntsiele7753/
Ntshili7741/
Ntsoili7720/
Ntsuili779/
Nts'oli776/
Nt'sela775/
Ntzelia775/
Ntsehle773/
Ntseile772/
Ntso'li771/
Ntselee771/
Ntse'la771/
Nts'ele771/
Nt'soli771/
Ntšoeli771/
'Ntsele771/
Nthsali771/
N'Tsele771/
Nzeli731,045/
Nts'etle7178/
Ntshiele7168/
Ntshiela7127/
Nt'setle7112/
Nts'oele716/
Ntse'tle714/
Ntshsela711/
Nt'soele711/
Ntsieloa711/
Ntshoele711/
Ntshetle711/
Ntseiloa711/
Nts'ehle711/
Ntsila67778/
Ndzeli67179/
Ntsole67145/
Ntsale6763/
Ntsile6740/
Ntšoli675/
Ntšela675/
Nzeeli674/
Nzeali674/
Nscele672/
Nzelie672/
Ntsaly672/
Nzelai671/
Nzsele671/

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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 Ntseli
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