Tseletse Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Tseletse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tseletse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tseletse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tseletse is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tseletse? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tseletse is the 3,055,934th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Tseletse is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tseletse are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 80 percent reside, Kasese District, where 15 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tselestse | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tseleitse | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tseletsa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tseles | 86 | 182 | / |
| Ts'eletsi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tselesh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Scelese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tselitsa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tsoletsi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tselis | 71 | 150 | / |
| Tshileshe | 71 | 62 | / |
| Sceles | 71 | 36 | / |
| Celese | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tshelesha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zelets | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tsoiletsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zelese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cseles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tselios | 67 | 2,365 | / |
| Sceales | 67 | 114 | / |
| Dsilets | 67 | 68 | / |
| Sceeles | 67 | 56 | / |
| Tselysh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tzelesi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chelets | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tsytles | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chelese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshiletshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tschelidse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dselits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyseles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsetlis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scelesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tselyos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celesse | 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 Tseletse
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