Tlemo Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

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

Tlemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Tlemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlemo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,111,382nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlemo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 259,223. In South Africa Tlemo is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Tlemo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Tlemo Last Name Statistics demography

Tlemo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.45% less than the national average, earning R 141,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tylemo917/
Tlehmo914/
Thlemo912/
Tlemou912/
Tlhemo911/
Tellemo833/
Telmo802,626/
Tlema80145/
Tilmo8059/
Tlamo8023/
Tlomo804/
Thelmo73334/
Telmos7333/
Tellmo7310/
Tlemat739/
Tlhamo734/
Tillmo734/
Thlema733/
Tilmos733/
Thlamo732/
Telmoh731/
Tletma731/
Tlhomo731/
Thilmo731/
Telmod731/
Tillema671,370/
Tlehema67776/
Telmoud67429/
Tleimat6755/
T'Lmoud676/
Tlehhma674/
Tellimo673/
Tuulmoi672/
Tesilmo671/
Thilmot671/
Tlma671/
Tellema671/
Tleimaz671/
Tlehima671/
Thelmos671/

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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 Tlemo
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