Tekelele Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tekelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tekelele Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165

Tekelele Last Name Facts

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

Tekelele has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekelele reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Tekelele is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 96,788. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it is found in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekalele882/
Tekilele881/
Tekeliler824/
Tekelili755/
Tikaileli591/
Tikilili50262/
Takalali5011/
Takalale509/
Tokilili501/
Takilali501/

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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 Tekelele
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