Tsamaelo Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Tsamaelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Tsamaelo (180) may also be a first name.
Tsamaelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsamaelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tsamaelo occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsamaelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Tsamaelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsamaelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tsamaelo is also the 679,247th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 180 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho Tsamaelo is primarily found in: Berea District, where 65 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 27 percent reside and Leribe District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsamaela | 88 | 11 | / |
| Tshamalo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tsamela | 80 | 109 | / |
| Tsamala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tsomelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camaelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshamala | 75 | 4,704 | / |
| Tshamela | 75 | 18 | / |
| Tsomelou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Tshomelo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tshemelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tsemelou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thsamala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsamoulos | 71 | 49 | / |
| Tsoumelou | 71 | 43 | / |
| Tsiomalou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zamalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshamalia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsomela | 67 | 256 | / |
| Tsemela | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tsiamoulou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tzamala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsomolo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhamelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamawelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsemala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamallo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tsamaelo
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