Tsemela Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Tsemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tsemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tsemela is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsemela? popularity and diffusion
Tsemela is the 3,957,383rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsemela are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Tsemela is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 88,372. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 96 percent reside and Mokhotlong District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshemela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tsomela | 86 | 256 | / |
| Tsamela | 86 | 109 | / |
| Tsemeli | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tsimela | 86 | 22 | / |
| Tjemela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dsemela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsemele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsemala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshomela | 80 | 1,124 | / |
| Tsesmeli | 80 | 427 | / |
| Tsimelas | 80 | 28 | / |
| Tshimela | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tshamela | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ts'emeli | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tsamaela | 80 | 11 | / |
| T'Semeli | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tchemela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsemelis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshemelo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsemelou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsemelui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsemeleu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zemela | 77 | 159 | / |
| Cemela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsesmelis | 75 | 845 | / |
| Tsesmeles | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhemela | 71 | 320 | / |
| Tsimele | 71 | 279 | / |
| Chemela | 71 | 28 | / |
| Tsimila | 71 | 23 | / |
| Tsymala | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tsimeli | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tšemeli | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tsamala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Scimela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tsamila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsemile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsomelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tzemala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cemelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeimela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ziemela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshamala | 67 | 4,704 | / |
| Tchemele | 67 | 122 | / |
| Tshimala | 67 | 97 | / |
| Tshimola | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dzhemela | 67 | 64 | / |
| Tshamola | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tsimilas | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tsamaelo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tzemaila | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tsamolia | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tchimela | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tsomelou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tsimelis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshomelo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsemaylo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhemelya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchemeli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsemailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemeela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemmela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshomola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsamala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ts'emile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Csemaila | 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
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- 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 Tsemela
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