Tholeli Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tholeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tholeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho541:37,6406,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tholeli (38) may also be a first name.

Tholeli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tholeli is most common in Lesotho. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tholeli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tholeli reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tholeli is also the 1,662,754th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 37,640. In Lesotho Tholeli is primarily found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 70 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 17 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Tholeli exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thotleli931/
Toleli928/
Tolelis86118/
Theleli8697/
Tolelio8643/
Tolelei861/
Tolelia861/
Tehleeli803/
Thaleali801/
Tholalli801/
Tathleli801/
Tolali77201/
Teleli77156/
Taleli77106/
Tolela7788/
Tolili7732/
Tolele7720/
Tolely771/
Thelele71749/
Tololoi71296/
Tolilis71126/
Taleili71124/
Toleles7152/
Toilali7133/
Thalali7119/
Tollili7118/
Thalele7112/
Talolli7110/
Tolilip7110/
Tahlali718/
Talehli715/
Talleli715/
Telelie714/
Thelili714/
Toliliz713/
Tolilia712/
Talieli712/
Tolalai712/
Tolloli711/
Talelis711/
Tollali711/
Tolelyo711/
Thelile711/
Toleuly711/
Taleeli711/
Thelily711/
Tahlele711/
Thelali711/
Thalela711/
Toolali711/
Tollile711/
Talelai711/
Tahalele671,291/
Thalalai67340/
Tallolli67285/
Taulelei6761/
Telelyui6714/
Tollaali677/
Touhlali674/
Tollilis671/
Taleleis671/
Tahalali671/
Thallela671/
Thaleela671/
Tollolli671/
Tollalli671/
Tallieli671/

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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 Tholeli
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