Tsele Surname

86,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tsele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,2961:12,6111,568
Botswana5791:3,777536
Cameroon3291:63,1288,034
Lesotho2001:10,1632,315
Greece691:160,57726,211
England181:3,095,448105,421
Congo171:293,4768,994
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Gabon91:209,9102,378
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Tšele (17) are calculated separately.

Tsele (1,201) may also be a first name.

Tsele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsele (Russian: Целе) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Tšele. Click here for further potential spellings of Tsele.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tsele is the 86,707th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,312,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tsele reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tsele is also the 228,576th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 1,201 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,296 people, or 1 in 12,611. In South Africa Tsele is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent are found, North West, where 35 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Tsele Last Name Statistics demography

Tsele earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning R 174,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšele9317/
Tshele91789/
Tsehle91351/
Tseles91182/
Ts'ele91177/
Tselep91114/
Tsoele9177/
Tselee9159/
Tsiele9151/
T'Sele9130/
Tseile9124/
Tseule9119/
Tsetle9115/
Tseler9111/
Tselle9110/
Tseele919/
Tseley914/
Tse'le914/
Tselet911/
Tselhe911/
Thsele911/
Tsaele911/
Tsgele911/
Tseleu911/
Tshehle83324/
Tseelei83130/
Tseyler83119/
Tseelee83112/
Tshiele83103/
Tsesler8360/
Ts'ehle8340/
Ts'oele8328/
Tsoelie8322/
Tseiler8311/
Tshetle8311/
Ts'eele8310/
Tselesh836/
Tsheule836/
Tsielle834/
T'Sehle833/
Tsetler833/
Tsetlhe832/
Tsehele831/
Tseleha831/
Tsethle831/
Tsheale831/
Tsela805,817/
Tseli80385/
Tsile80370/
Tsale80236/
Tshel80109/
Tjele8048/
Tsole8032/
Tseil804/
Tsely801/
Tzele801/
Scele801/
Tseal800/
Tshetlhe77192/
Tseytler77118/
Tseysler7779/
Tseisler7710/
Tsheilhe772/
Tseitler772/
Tshethle771/
Tsettler771/
Tshieleu771/
Tsehtlhe771/
Tshela735,373/
Tsitel73359/
Tshile73291/
Tchele73270/
Tsoeli73201/
Tselis73150/
Tshale73147/
Tshole73146/
Cselei73107/
Tsaley73106/
Tsiela73101/
Tselio7383/
Tsaile7359/
Tselia7351/
Tshiel7341/
Tsheli7339/
Cseley7338/
Gysele7329/
Tsalle7326/
Tselyy7321/
Tselyi7317/
Tseloa7316/
Tsaale7314/
Tselyo7314/
Tselai7313/
Tselyh7311/
Tselya7311/
Sceley7310/
Tsieli7310/
Tsalei7310/
Tselyp739/
Tsesli737/
Sceele734/
Tšoele733/
Tsaleh732/
Thsale732/
Tselip731/
Tseliy731/
Scelea731/
Tsolle731/
Tsille731/
Ts'ole731/
Tseala731/
Tseeli731/
Tselit731/
Tshell731/
Tsậhel731/
Tsiler731/
Dhsele731/
Tseila731/
Tselay731/
Tsetli731/
Tseuli731/
Stsile731/
Thselh731/
Sceale730/
Tsealy730/
Tsheeleeh711/
Cele67104,010/
Tshiela6753,968/
Zele674,919/
Tshileu67870/
Tsayler67443/
Tselych67200/
Çele67194/
Tsittel67149/
Tscheiller6796/
Tsyhler6762/
Tchelet6732/
Ts'eloa6731/
Tshiole6727/
Tselysh6727/
Tseheli6721/
Tshaile6717/
Tselich6713/
Tscheil6713/
Tselaya6711/
Tsyttel677/
Tchelle676/
Tsytles676/
Tseytel674/
Tschale674/
Tshella674/
Tseelii674/
Tshieli674/
T'Seloa672/
Tcheley672/
Tselioa672/
Tsheala672/
Tsailer672/
Sceehle671/
Sceeley671/
Tsailei671/
Tsettel671/
Čele671/
Tcheale671/
Tchelea671/
Tcheleh671/
Tsoehli671/
Tshisel671/
Tshitel671/
Ts'aeli671/
Ts'hela671/
Ts'oeli671/
Tsetlis671/
Tseytli671/
Tshilee671/
Tshilej671/
Tshilep671/
Tse'hla671/
Tshelll671/
Tshesly671/
Thsehli671/
Thshela671/
Scealey670/
Sceylie670/

Tsele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsele in the Russian language
Целеcele-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsele
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