Tlaba Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3481:5,8411,213
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tlaba (36) may also be a first name.

Tlaba Last Name Facts

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

Tlaba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻠﻌﺐ) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlaba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 606,498th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tlaba reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 36 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 5,841. In Lesotho Tlaba is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 46 percent reside, Berea District, where 26 percent reside and Maseru District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Tlaba Last Name Statistics demography

Tlaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.63% less than the national average, earning R 114,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlhaba9143/
Tlaiba9116/
Thlaba913/
Tlabai911/
Thlabai831/
Tillaba831/
Tllabad831/
Tellaba831/
Tlabe8039/
Tlabo806/
Tlabi803/
Tlawa801/
Tloba801/
Tleba801/
Tlava801/
Tillabay7739/
Tillabai777/
Tlhabioa773/
Tellabai771/
Tlhabi73845/
Tlhabo7357/
Tlhabe7326/
Thlabi7310/
Thlabe7310/
Tlebay735/
Thlabo733/
Tlahua732/
Tlabit732/
Tlawai732/
Ttloba731/
Tlabei731/
Tlabot730/
Tillyabai711/
Tillabach710/
Tleubay67218/
Tleubai6752/
Tellabi6712/
Tellabo673/
Tillawa671/
Tlhaubi671/
Tlhaabi671/
Tillabi671/
Telleba671/
Tellava671/

Tlaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tlaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻠﻌﺐtlb-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tlaba
  • 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