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

The last name Tsamela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsamela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsamela is the 1,755,741st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsamela live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tsamela is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

Tsamela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 80 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 16 percent live and Free State, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Lesotho, where 24 percent live.

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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