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 held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlaka? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,319 people, or 1 in 12,544. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

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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