Tjela Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tjela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1061:19,1754,034
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Tjela (11) may also be a first name.

Tjela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tjela has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tjela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Tjela is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 19,175. In Lesotho Tjela is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 57 percent are found and Maseru District, where 43 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Tjela Last Name Statistics demography

Tjela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.73% less than the national average, earning R 105,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjella916/
Tjeela911/
Tijela911/
Jela893,239/
Tsela805,817/
Djela801,768/
Tiela801,399/
Jelas801,237/
Jeela80963/
Jelia80724/
Jetla80365/
Jelai80324/
Jelea80266/
Jelau80220/
Jelaš80204/
Jelad80159/
Jõela8081/
Tjele8048/
Jelay8044/
Jeila8028/
Jhela8027/
Jelap8020/
Jelat8019/
Jelaa8010/
Tyela809/
Jelaj806/
Jesla805/
Hjela803/
Jelač803/
Jeyla802/
Jelaz802/
Jelha802/
Tjeli802/
Jeala802/
Tjila802/
Jjela801/
Tsehla73792/
Djelau73371/
Tjelle73367/
Djelad73340/
Tchela73254/
Tielas73241/
Tsiela73101/
Tiella7398/
Jelaut7368/
Tehila7364/
Jeleap7362/
Thiela7360/
Tselia7351/
Djelia7346/
Djelaj7343/
Teelah7330/
Jettla7318/
Tijele7316/
Jehlah7314/
Tselai7313/
Tjilya7312/
Jealea7312/
Djeala7310/
Tjilha7310/
Tseula7310/
Jelias739/
Jeetla739/
Jelaus737/
Taaela737/
Jethla735/
Jheela735/
Jetlla734/
Jelass734/
Djelah734/
Jeliat734/
Jeilla733/
Jealla733/
Thhela733/
Djelat733/
Jeilat733/
Djeila733/
Hjeala733/
Tehela733/
Djelas733/
Jhelay732/
Djelai732/
Jelaić732/
Jelatt731/
Jeelai731/
Jeelia731/
Jelash731/
Jeliap731/
Jhelat731/
Teilah731/
Tgella731/
Tietla731/
Tielad731/
Hdjela731/
Jealia731/
Jetlay731/
Tähela731/
Teulah731/
Tjuyla731/
Tioela731/
Tseala731/
Tselah731/
Ttiela731/
Djehla731/
Djelaa731/
Tyelas731/
Tseila731/
Tselay731/
Jelead731/
Jeliay731/
Jeelad731/
Jehlea731/
Sela6723,489/
Zela679,563/
Cela678,818/
Gela677,977/
Jila676,722/
Zitella67434/
Thiella67385/
Jelo67379/
Tcheula67237/
Thsehla67219/
Getella67163/
Teijelo67149/
Tieslau6779/
Jesella6760/
Tkhelia6757/
T'Sehla6753/
Jõelaid6750/
Tyeslya6733/
Jethlia6729/
Tchella6725/
Djealla6714/
Jehleah6713/
Tjelios679/
Tehilla679/
Tchelia679/
Djelaha676/
Tchiela676/
Jelahas675/
Jetella675/
Tyoelah674/
'Tsehla674/
Teailap674/
Djelaut673/
Jeilaad673/
Jyla672/
Tchelga672/
Jisella671/
Jesilla671/
Teeilla671/
Tgelais671/
Thhetla671/
Thietla671/
Tieella671/
Tieuila671/
Taijila671/
Tajieli671/
Teejlay671/
Thyella671/
Tselaha671/
Jetilla671/
Tcheela671/
Tchelah671/
Tchelai671/
Tchelea671/
Tioiela671/
Tijaila671/
Tse'hla671/
Djelaid671/
Djeliat671/
Tihehla671/
Jeahlah671/
Jealach671/

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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
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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 Tjela
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