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 last name Tsemeli is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Tšemeli. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsemeli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsemeli live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tsemeli is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Tsemeli is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 100 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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