Tsamela Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Lesotho261:78,1759,832

Tsamela (10) may also be a first name.

Tsamela Last Name Facts

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

Tsamela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tsamela.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsamela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Tsamela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsamela reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Tsamela is most common in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 16 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Lesotho, where 24 percent reside.

Tsamela Last Name Statistics demography

Tsamela earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning R 244,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshamela9318/
Tsamaela9311/
Tjamela861,030/
Tsamele86525/
Tsomela86256/
Tsemela8625/
Tsamala864/
Tsamila861/
Tshamala804,704/
Tshomela801,124/
Tshamola8041/
Tsamaelo8028/
Tsamolia8022/
Tchamela8014/
Thsamala801/
Tshemela801/
Camela77974/
Zamela77527/
Tsoumelea7532/
Tshamalia751/
Camelia712,095/
Tsomele71712/
Chamela71317/
Zamiela71249/
Tsamili7141/
Zameela7138/
Tsoumeleas7122/
Camiela719/
Camelya717/
Tzameli717/
Tzamala715/
Tsamile714/
Tsomeli711/
Dsemela711/
Camelea711/
Tsemala711/
Tjamelo711/
Tzamila711/
Tsomelo711/
Cameila710/
Chamelia67165/
Tsamilis6751/
Tsomelou6711/
Cameylia679/
Tshomelo675/
Cahmelia674/
Tshamile673/
Tshamalo673/
Tsoomele672/
Tchomela672/
Tshomele672/
Tshemelo672/
Tsemelou671/
Tsemeleu671/
Csamaila671/
Tchamila671/
Cameliaa671/
Tshomola671/
Camielia671/
Cameilia671/
Dzhamela671/
Tsamaile671/
Cammelia670/

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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 Tsamela
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