Tlou Surname

31,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,734 people bear this surname

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

Tlou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa13,2481:4,090535
Zimbabwe2,8421:5,432549
Botswana4741:4,614707
Lesotho1071:18,9964,007
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tlou (20,646) may also be a first name.

Tlou Last Name Facts

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

Tlou is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tlou is the 31,872nd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 435,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlou reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 36,943rd most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 20,646 people.

The last name Tlou is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 13,248 people, or 1 in 4,090. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent reside and Limpopo, where 24 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Tlou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tlou earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 45.08% less than the national average, earning R 130,500 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tloue8918/
Tlouz8916/
Thlou896/
Tllou891/
Tloup890/
Tlu86167/
Tlo86112/
Tellou80513/
Tillou80470/
Tloušť806/
Tloujs801/
Tleu75901/
Tlau75289/
Tloi75139/
Tlos75118/
Tlio7525/
Tloh7516/
Tloo7510/
Thlo7510/
Tloy759/
Tleo758/
Tlui756/
Tllo756/
T'Lo754/
Tlot754/
Tlue754/
Tllu753/
Thlu753/
Ttlu752/
Tlud751/
Tlop751/
Tliu751/
Tluh751/
Ttlo751/
Dtlu751/
Tlod751/
Tlus751/
Tluu751/
Tloa751/
Htlo751/
Dtlo751/
Thillou73266/
Tillous73249/
Tilloux7342/
Telloue7318/
Tellous7314/
Tlayout731/
Telloux731/
Tehelou731/
Tello67166,130/
Tillo673,488/
Tillu671,134/
Tellu67203/
Thilloux6775/
Thlau6760/
Tyllo6745/
Tlhoe6744/
Tlusz6735/
Tleup6726/
Tlois6726/
Tlush6720/
Tlowe6711/
Tlhau678/
Tloji673/
Tlohe673/
Thluy673/
Tlooh672/
Tloya671/
Tludd671/
Htloo671/
Tluth671/
Thliu671/
Tliyo671/
Tlohy671/
Tleue671/
Thloh671/
Thlui671/
Ttloh671/
Tleuz671/
Tlhoi671/
Thlio671/
Tluiy670/
Tloot670/

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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 Tlou
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