Tlaka Surname

105,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tlaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3191:12,5441,559
Lesotho811:25,0935,019
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tlaka (23) may also be a first name.

Tlaka Last Name Facts

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

Tlaka is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tlaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,611th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,644,302 people. The last name Tlaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tlaka is also the 2,239,265th most common given name internationally It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,319 people, or 1 in 12,544. In South Africa Tlaka is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa Tlaka occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Tlaka Last Name Statistics demography

Tlaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.93% less than the national average, earning R 145,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlhaka91189/
Thlaka9197/
Tlauka9121/
Tlaaka914/
Tlaška914/
Tlaeka911/
Tlatka911/
Tlakas911/
Tlakai911/
Tlhaaka8310/
Tillaka832/
Tlahaka831/
Tlake80738/
Tlaqa80384/
Tloka8089/
Tlako8047/
Tlaca8022/
Tellakat774/
Tlhako733,675/
Tlhoka73384/
Thlako73163/
Tlhake7346/
Tlotka7317/
Tlasky7315/
Tlhaki7314/
Tlaqah739/
Thloka739/
Tlaake735/
Tlakho735/
Tlaqas734/
Tlokka733/
Thlake731/
Tlazca731/
Tlaqha731/
Thlaukhai711/
Tlhlako674/
Tilleka671/
Tlaskos671/
Tlhaako671/
Dtlhake671/
Tlhaski671/
Thlouka671/
Tlaachi671/
Telleka671/
Thellakath671/
Thlaker670/

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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 Tlaka
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