Tigelo Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tigelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Botswana611:35,8517,015

Tigelo (29) may also be a first name.

Tigelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tigelo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tigelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most common forename world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 279,267. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent live.

Tigelo Last Name Statistics demography

Tigelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.54% less than the national average, earning R 117,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiguelo92633/
Tikgelo921/
Tighello863/
Tigela831,523/
Tigolo83452/
Tagelo8385/
Tigalo8336/
Tegelo831/
Tiselo831/
Teijelo77149/
Tigoylo7787/
Tigallo7772/
Thigela7737/
Tiguilo7727/
Teguelo7724/
Taiselo7718/
Tigollo779/
Tiguylo775/
Tigella774/
Tiegolo773/
Taigolo771/
Tiguela771/
Tigaela771/
Tichelio7110/
Tigelaas711/
Teingela711/
Tigallio711/
Tigala671,210/
Tegela67483/
Tagela67128/
Tejelo6765/
Tegolo6726/
Tichellio6717/
Tugela678/
Tigila675/
Tegalo671/
Tecelo671/
Tijela671/
Tugalo671/
Tugolo671/
Teselo671/
Tesilo671/
Tjhilo671/
Ticela671/

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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 Tigelo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis