Thathasela Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thathasela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thathasela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Thathasela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thathasela is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thathasela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Thathasela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thathasela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 28,628. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 94 percent reside, Maseru District, where 4 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 1 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thatasela954/
Thathazela908/
Thatazela841/
Tatasala783/
Thuthuzela701/
Tatesala672/
Thethisile601/
Thotogelo531/

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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 Thathasela
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