Tsemeli Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Tsemeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Tšemeli (5) are calculated separately.
Tsemeli (15) may also be a first name.
Tsemeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsemeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsemeli is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Tšemeli. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsemeli? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsemeli reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tsemeli is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Tsemeli is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 100 percent live. Besides Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Greece, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tšemeli | 95 | 5 | / |
| Tsesmeli | 93 | 427 | / |
| Ts'emeli | 93 | 17 | / |
| T'Semeli | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tsemelis | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tsemelui | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tsesmelis | 88 | 845 | / |
| Tsemela | 86 | 25 | / |
| Tsimeli | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tsomeli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsemali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsemele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsemoli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsimelis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tchemeli | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshemela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsemeleu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cemeli | 77 | 113 | / |
| Zemeli | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tsismelis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tchesmeli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tsesmeles | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemeli | 71 | 3,005 | / |
| Tsomele | 71 | 712 | / |
| Tsamele | 71 | 525 | / |
| Tsimele | 71 | 279 | / |
| Tsamali | 71 | 45 | / |
| Tsamili | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tsimela | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tsemale | 71 | 20 | / |
| Tzameli | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zemmeli | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tsimili | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tsimali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tsemile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dsemela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tjemele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cemelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimali | 67 | 130 | / |
| Tchemele | 67 | 122 | / |
| Tsymalyi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tshimela | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chemelei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chemelio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshomele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chemmeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhemeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzemaili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ts'emile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzeumeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemeloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsimili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimele | 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 Tsemeli
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