Tsesmelis Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Tsesmelis Surname User-submission:

The Tsesmelis surname comes from Cesme, a homeland of Tsesmelis people, as they were called after the disaster of Smirni, when they found shelter in Greek islands (eg. Lesbos).

Tsesmelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4821:22,9873,381
Australia2291:117,88513,036
United States711:5,105,055259,233
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England211:2,653,24194,788
Finland61:916,11741,832
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Tsesmelis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tsesmelis surname comes from Cesme, a homeland of Tsesmelis people, as they were called after the disaster of Smirni, when they found shelter in Greek islands (eg. Lesbos).

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Tsesmelis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsesmelis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsesmelis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 412,606th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. Tsesmelis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tsesmelis are found; 57 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Tsesmelis is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 22,987. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 49 percent reside, North Aegean, where 23 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 8 percent reside. Beside Greece this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Tsesmelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tsesmelis surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tsesmelis earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning R 288,552 per year and in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsesmeli94427/
Tsemelis942/
Tsismelis894/
Tsesmeles891/
Tsemeli8828/
Ts'emeli8217/
Tsimelis826/
T'Semeli825/
Tsemelui821/
Tsismilis784/
Tchesmeli782/
Cesmeli75117/
Zemelis7563/
Tsemela7525/
Tsimeli758/
Tšemeli755/
Çesmeli751/
Cemelis751/
Tsemele751/
Ziemelis711,240/
Zeimelis717/
Tchemeli712/
Tshemela711/
Chemelis711/
Ceesmeli711/
Tsemeleu711/
Cemeli67113/
Zemeli673/

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