Tlelaka Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlelaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlelaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho591:34,4506,217
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tlelaka (135) may also be a first name.

Tlelaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlelaka is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlelaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlelaka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tlelaka is also the 797,647th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 135 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 34,450. In Lesotho Tlelaka is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 46 percent live, Maseru District, where 29 percent live and Berea District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlelka9236/
Tlalaka862/
Telelak861/
Tlelake861/
Tilalaka801/
Tlalka77120/
Tlolka7786/
Tlholakae75187/
Talalakai7575/
Tola Laka751/
Teleleika751/
Talalak71191/
Tilalak71100/
Tulilak7123/
Telelyk7114/
Talalka7112/
Tlolaki719/
Tulalak716/
Telelák715/
Tlhlako714/
Taleluk714/
Talelek713/
Dlelika711/
Talulak711/
Dlielak711/
Telaluk711/
Tilulaga67155/
Talealki67150/
Telulaga6737/
Tuloloka6727/
Tulyalak6713/
Tululaga6711/
Talalika675/
Tiluleka672/
Taleluek671/
Tolulack671/
Talalaki671/
Talaulak671/
Tuloluka671/
Tulailak671/
Telayluk671/
Tloloko5712/
Tlalleca537/

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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
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  • 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 Tlelaka
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