Tshelu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tshelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa841:644,97347,754

Tshelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshelu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tshelu is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshelu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa Tshelu is most common in: Western Cape, where 52 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live.

Tshelu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshelu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.54% less than the national average, earning R 141,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tshielu924/
Tshellu921/
Tshehlu921/
Tselu912/
Tshieleu861/
Tshalu83535/
Tchelu83342/
Tshilu83151/
Tselou83146/
Tseliu833/
Thselu831/
Tsehlu831/
Tsoelu831/
Tsholu831/
Tseleu831/
Tshileu77870/
Tchelou7793/
Tshilau7782/
Tshiolu7721/
Tshalau7718/
Tsielou775/
Tcheleu773/
Tseluch771/
Tshalhu771/
Thsehlu771/
Tsholui771/
Chelu733,161/
Tsalu73335/
Tsilu7357/
Tsolu738/
Scelu731/
Tshiliau7134/
Tcheilou719/
Tselyuha711/
Tshiolou711/
Tshil'eu711/
Tshiluiz711/
Tchehlui711/
Tsalau6776/
Cheelu6770/
Cheleu6744/
Cheluș6740/
Tsilou6736/
Chelou6733/
Tsalui678/
Tzelou677/
Cheliu676/
Tsalhu676/
Tsaluy675/
Chelui672/
Chelau672/
Dzhelu671/
Chelyu671/
Tsyluh671/
Tsylyu671/

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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 Tshelu
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