Tlelima Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlelima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlelima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2051:9,9152,253
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tlelima (345) may also be a first name.

Tlelima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlelima is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlelima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 855,216th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlelima reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 469,697th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 345 people.

Tlelima is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 9,915. In Lesotho Tlelima is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 37 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 30 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Tlelima Last Name Statistics demography

Tlelima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.19% less than the national average, earning R 58,968 per year.

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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 Tlelima
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