Tlelai Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlelai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlelai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho631:32,2635,959
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Tlelai Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Tlelai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlelai live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 32,263. In Lesotho Tlelai is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 49 percent live, Maseru District, where 48 percent live and Berea District, where 2 percent live. Other than Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Tlelai Last Name Statistics demography

Tlelai earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 247.01% more than the national average, earning R 824,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tleli911/
Tlela911/
Tlaeli8365/
Tleili8313/
Tleuli838/
Tlelei833/
Tlalai831/
Tlelay831/
Tilelli77330/
Tlhoeli7798/
Tilleli7759/
Tellali7734/
Tleilia779/
Tellela775/
Thloeli772/
Tlhehla772/
T'Leili772/
Tillela771/
Telelli771/
T'Leila771/
Telleli771/
Tlhoela771/
Tlhaela771/
Tlali7313,473/
Tlili734,299/
Tlala73681/
Tlila7391/
Tlele7384/
Tlola7311/
Tellalli7123/
Thilelli717/
Tellalia714/
Tellella713/
Thilleli712/
Thylleli711/
Thillali711/
Tellaila711/
Tlhola67288/
Tlaile67270/
Tlaila6744/
Tlilia6725/
Tleily6711/
Thlola6710/
Tliloa676/
Tlilli674/
Tlaili673/
Tlalli673/
Tellailia672/
Tlalla672/
Tlhele672/
Tlhala671/
Tlilaa671/
Tlholi671/
Tlaali671/
Tleuly671/
Tleyly671/
Tlhali671/
Titlelist671/
Thlele671/
Tellaylia671/
T'Lili671/
Tlaily671/
Tlaele671/
Tllili671/
Tlahla671/
Tliele670/
Tleile670/

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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 Tlelai
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