Tokelo Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tokelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1221:84,7189,949
Lesotho1161:17,5223,742
South Africa591:918,26658,838
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tokélo (1) are calculated separately.

Tokelo (3,600) may also be a first name.

Tokelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tokelo is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Tokélo. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokelo? popularity and diffusion

Tokelo is the 897,852nd most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokelo live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tokelo is also the 117,910th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 3,600 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 84,718. In Benin Tokelo is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 50 percent live, Littoral Department, where 21 percent live and Borgou Department, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Tokelo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Tokelo Last Name Statistics demography

Tokelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.36% less than the national average, earning R 103,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokélo941/
Toikelo922/
Tokalo83653/
Tokolo83574/
Tekelo83192/
Tokilo8363/
Takelo8312/
Tokela8311/
Tukelo831/
Tokkeeloh801/
Thokolo77614/
Takeloo7761/
Tookolo7719/
Tokailo7710/
Toikela779/
Tekelio777/
Tokoloy775/
Tookela774/
Tokollo773/
Tokalou772/
Tokelia772/
Tokaloo772/
Thukelo771/
Toikolo771/
Tuokolo771/
Tokelya771/
Tokolou771/
Tokoloh771/
Tookalo771/
Thokela771/
Totkailo7130/
Totkaylo719/
Tokalloo712/
Toukolou712/
Thokholo711/
Tokkalou711/
Tokala677,578/
Takalo672,693/
Tekela672,370/
Takela671,997/
Tukela671,132/
Taqelo67911/
Tokola67865/
Tekolo67638/
Tocalo67623/
Tekalo67131/
Tokila6787/
Takolo6767/
Tecolo6757/
Tukilo6740/
Tocilo6722/
Taqolo6713/
Tecalo675/
Tekilo675/
Tocolo675/
Tukylo673/
Tacolo672/
Takilo671/

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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 Tokelo
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