Tjala Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Tjala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 54 | 1:37,640 | 6,590 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Tjala (104) may also be a first name.
Tjala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tjala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tjala is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tjala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Tjala is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Tjala live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tjala is also the 925,156th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 104 people.
The surname Tjala is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 37,640. In Lesotho Tjala is most common in: Quthing District, where 96 percent reside, Berea District, where 2 percent reside and Maseru District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Tjala
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