Timele Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Timele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Timele (11) may also be a first name.

Timele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Timele is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Timele live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Timele is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 94 percent are found and West New Britain, where 6 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiemele925,295/
Tiomele923/
Timeley921/
Thimele921/
Timle9153/
Thiemele86367/
Thimeler863/
Tiemeley861/
Timeless861/
Timmelle860/
Temele83395/
Timile83275/
Timela83230/
Timale83115/
Thimle8378/
Tumele8356/
Timole8354/
Timely8313/
Tymele834/
Timeli832/
Ķimele831/
Teimle831/
Tehiemele801/
Temelie77652/
Toimela77232/
Taimela77180/
Temeler7764/
Temeles7746/
Thumele7720/
Taimole7710/
Thimile779/
Timille779/
Timesel779/
Themele775/
Timileh775/
Thimale772/
Thimole772/
Tiemole772/
Tumeleh771/
Tumelei771/
Timesil771/
Timesli771/
Timheil771/
Timelia771/
Timecel771/
Tiemelé771/
Tiemela771/
Taimeli771/
Taimale771/
Temelle771/
Timilea771/
Timetel771/
Timmile771/
Timmeli771/
Timmela771/
Teimole771/
Tiemeyl770/
Tummele770/
Timhell770/
Temle7374/
Themeles7143/
Tümmeler7127/
Tummeley715/
Temeleit714/
Taimaile711/
Thimmale711/
Thimaleu711/
Thimelis711/
Tumale672,343/
Temile67599/
Temela67317/
Timila67165/
Tumole67157/
Tumeli67113/
Tumile6765/
Temeli6753/
Timali6742/
Timili6737/
Temole6737/
Temale6726/
Temelj674/
Temely674/
Tiemmalee672/
Temeil671/
Timmealya671/
Tumely671/
Thimichel671/
Timily671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Timele
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