Thuela Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thuela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1521:13,3722,962
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Thuela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thuela is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thuela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Thuela is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 13,372. In Lesotho Thuela is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 84 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 7 percent are found and Berea District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuelap92150/
Thuhela921/
Thula91938/
Tuela91687/
Thulla83750/
Tuelah83294/
Thuila83200/
Tuhela8334/
Thulay8310/
Thulah838/
Thulau834/
Thulaa834/
Tuelas833/
Tuelay832/
Thulia831/
Tthula831/
Thwela831/
Thulea831/
Tula8025,118/
Thuleau77358/
Thullah77173/
Tueleau776/
Thullaa773/
Thulhah772/
Touelia771/
Tuelhai771/
Thulo738,362/
Tulla737,328/
Tulia735,435/
Tulay734,856/
Tulea731,451/
Tiela731,399/
Tuelo731,317/
Thila73948/
Tulai73582/
Tuğla73454/
Tulah73435/
Tuila73362/
Duela73274/
Tuula73166/
Tulau7385/
Twela7357/
Ttula7340/
Tihla7329/
Tulaa7310/
Thuilias7112/
Thuaylai711/
Tuecella711/
Thwala6745,922/
Tullah675,556/
Thilia672,959/
Thuhlo67516/
Tuilau67235/
Tullay67216/
Duelas67130/
Tuliau67109/
Tullia67104/
Tullai67103/
Thilah6786/
Tuhola6756/
Tuulai6754/
Tuulah6751/
Thilay6734/
Tulaha6717/
Thilai6712/
Tulaah6712/
Twelah6712/
Tullaa679/
Tuğlay678/
Duelia675/
Thulio675/
Twhala675/
Tihlah674/
Thuilo674/
Tuiloa674/
Thuley674/
Thuluo673/
Dhuila673/
Ttulla673/
Tuhelo672/
Tuilai672/
Duelah672/
Tuhlah671/
Tihlea671/
Tueley671/
Douela671/
Ttiela671/
Tullau671/
Tuilaa671/
Thulho671/
Thilea671/
Ștulea671/
Tuilas670/
Tuelei670/

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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
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  • 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 Thuela
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