Tjelele Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tjelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2941:184,27820,137
Lesotho521:39,0886,754
France11:66,422,722504,397

Tjelele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tjelele is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tjelele is the 806,178th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tjelele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Tjelele is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 184,278. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, Limpopo, where 30 percent live and Free State, where 14 percent live. Not including South Africa Tjelele is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 15 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Tjelele Last Name Statistics demography

Tjelele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.82% less than the national average, earning R 124,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelele9272/
Tselele86116/
Jelelep8634/
Tyelele8616/
Jealele861/
Djelele861/
Tjelela861/
Tchelele806/
Djelelep801/
Selele771,132/
Zelele77177/
Jelile77100/
Gelele7713/
Jilele777/
Jeleli775/
Jeleil772/
Celele771/
Tseleli71202/
Tyelela71201/
Selehle7116/
Geleleh718/
Seleele715/
Zelelie715/
Jelilee714/
Djelile713/
Jeleeli713/
Djeleli713/
Tielela711/
Tyelile711/
Zeleles711/
Tyilele711/
Seilele711/
Geleile711/
Dzelele711/
Jelejli711/
Tchilele6713/
T'Seleli6711/
Djelilet679/
Selealea677/
Sehelele674/
Gelesley671/

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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 Tjelele
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