Tseliso Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tseliso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tseliso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Tšeliso (1) are calculated separately.

Tseliso (9,194) may also be a first name.

Tseliso Last Name Facts

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

Tseliso is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tšeliso. For other possible spellings of Tseliso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tseliso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tseliso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tseliso is also the 64,765th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 9,194 people.

The last name Tseliso is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho Tseliso is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 31 percent are found, Berea District, where 28 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 19 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Tseliso Last Name Statistics demography

Tseliso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.95% less than the national average, earning R 104,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšeliso951/
Ts'eliso9326/
Tselitso938/
T'Seliso936/
Tse'liso931/
Tsaliso865/
Tsiliso865/
Tselitsa8014/
Tsolisou805/
Tshiliso801/
Celiso771/
Tsoehlisa759/
Tsalissou751/
Celisio7132/
Tsalisa7110/
Tshoehlisa711/
Ceiliso711/
Tsoelesa6751/
Tsalisah6746/
Tsalissa679/
Tshalisa672/
Tseletsa671/
Tshilizo671/
Tchelisa671/

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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 Tseliso
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