Theletsa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Theletsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Theletsa 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
Lesotho461:44,1867,268
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Theletsa (25) may also be a first name.

Theletsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Theletsa is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Theletsa.

How Common Is The Last Name Theletsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Theletsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Theletsa is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

It is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 44,186. In Lesotho Theletsa is mostly found in: Berea District, where 89 percent live and Leribe District, where 11 percent live. Besides Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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
Teletsa931/
Teleutsa88429/
Telitsa80393/
Telytsa80293/
Taletsa802/
Theleza801/
Teletsop7526/
Teslytsa751/
Teleza7146/
Teletchea7143/
Teleca711/
Teiletxea711/
Telecia676/
Talitsa674/
Telecha673/
Taletso672/
Telezai672/
Teleica671/
Teleeza671/
Teiletchea671/
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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 Theletsa
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