Tsiame Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsiame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsiame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4521:119,86214,242
Lesotho3501:5,8071,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tšiame (30) are calculated separately.

Tsiame (76) may also be a first name.

Tsiame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsiame occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Tšiame. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsiame? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,441st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsiame live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tsiame is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 76 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 119,862. In South Africa Tsiame is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Free State, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Tsiame Last Name Statistics demography

Tsiame earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.74% less than the national average, earning R 107,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšiame9430/
Tshiame9210,803/
Ts'iame92375/
T'Siame9258/
Tsiames9224/
Tsieame923/
Tsi'ame921/
Tsiamer921/
Tsame91254/
Tsiam9118/
Ts'ieame862/
T'Sieame861/
Tsiami83769/
Tsiama83530/
Sciame83294/
Tshame83216/
Tshiam83155/
Tseame8314/
Tsames833/
Tsaame832/
Tsjiam831/
Ts'ame831/
Tsiome831/
Tshiama7717,845/
Tsiamis771,546/
Tchiame77852/
Tshiami77754/
Tsiamai7720/
Tsameer779/
Tshamme773/
Tshiome772/
Tsiamui771/
Tsaimei771/
Tshiamy771/
Tssameh771/
Tsama731,969/
Tsami731,600/
Tsome7333/
Ciame7327/
Sciam7323/
Tseam737/
Dsame733/
Zsiam731/
Tshihama7182/
Tsuiyama715/
Tshihome712/
Tschamer712/
Ttshiama711/
Tszhiama711/
Tsiamais711/
Tshiam'a711/
Tshama6711,291/
Tsamis672,686/
Tshome672,321/
Tsamai671,621/
Tchame671,380/
Tseama67426/
Tsioma67277/
Ciamei67256/
Tschammer67188/
Tshami67130/
Sciama6761/
Tsaama6737/
Tchiam6732/
Tsoume6721/
Sciamè6718/
Tsomie6712/
Chiame679/
Tsiomi678/
Tsomes674/
Tshiom672/
Tshyam672/
Tsauma672/
Tsoimy671/
Tsamha671/
Sciami671/
Tsamma671/
Ciamer671/
Sciamé671/
Tchihamed671/
Tsomeh671/
Tsaima671/
Tseima671/
Tshiahama671/
Tshiamaya671/

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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 Tsiame
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