Tlepu Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tlepu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho691:29,4575,623
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tlepu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlepu is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlepu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tlepu is the 2,273,756th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Tlepu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlepu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Tlepu is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 29,457. In Lesotho Tlepu is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 81 percent reside and Maseru District, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tillepu833/
Tlapu80661/
Telpu8023/
Telpus7312/
Thlapu739/
Telpud732/
Tölpus731/
Tlaphu731/
Tellapu6735/
Tilpuss671/

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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 Tlepu
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