Tsilo Surname

243,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0371:52,2456,610
Lesotho5461:3,723685
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Tšilo (51) & Tsílo (3) are calculated separately.

Tsilo (121) may also be a first name.

Tsilo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsilo (Russian: Цильо) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Tšilo or Tsílo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsilo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,671st most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. The last name Tsilo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tsilo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 121 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 52,245. In South Africa Tsilo is most common in: Free State, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Tsilo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tsilo last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Tsilo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.12% less than the national average, earning R 116,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšilo9351/
Tsílo933/
Tshilo911,251/
Ts'ilo91618/
Tsielo91203/
Tsilou9136/
T'Silo9131/
Tsitlo914/
Tsi'lo912/
Tsilos912/
Thsilo911/
Tsilgo911/
Tsiloi911/
Tsiloo911/
Tsiloa911/
Tsihlo911/
Tshiolo83596/
Tshielo83247/
Tsilios83119/
Tshiloz8384/
Tshitlo8341/
Tsielos8326/
Tshihlo8311/
Tsielou835/
Tshilos834/
Tsailos832/
Tsilois831/
Tshiloj831/
Tshilho831/
Tshillo831/
Tsila801,318/
Tsylo80330/
Tselo8044/
Scilo8017/
Tshithlo772/
Tsielios771/
Tshiolou771/
Tshila734,260/
Tsehlo73791/
Tselos73260/
Scilio73162/
Tshelo73162/
Tselou73146/
Tsilas73124/
Tsiela73101/
Tselio7383/
Tsilia7362/
Tsilat7350/
Tzilou7346/
Tchilo7344/
Tsaila7337/
Ts'elo7335/
Tsetlo7316/
Tseloa7316/
Tselyo7314/
Tzoilo7313/
Tsilha7312/
Tsilya7310/
Tseelo738/
Tsyslo738/
Tjilos736/
Tsylyo736/
Tsilah732/
T'Selo732/
Ts'ila732/
Tselot732/
Dsiluo732/
Tsytlo731/
Scielo731/
Tsilaa731/
Tjhilo731/
Tsisla731/
Tseloh731/
Tsuila731/
Tseila731/
Tshiela6753,968/
Tselios672,365/
Cilo671,514/
Tshileu67870/
Çilo67675/
Tshetlo67648/
Tshehlo67522/
Ts'ehlo67427/
Zilo67336/
Tshiola67322/
Tshaila67317/
Tsilias67148/
Tshilau6782/
Tsihlas6771/
Tsailas6744/
T'Sehlo6744/
Ts'eloa6731/
Čilo6712/
Sczislo6711/
Tsitlau676/
Tsailha676/
Tchilou675/
Tshilia674/
Thsehlo674/
'Tsehlo673/
Tchilgo672/
T'Seloa672/
Tse'hlo672/
Tshuila672/
Tziolou672/
Tselioa672/
Tshello672/
Tsethlo672/
Tselyos671/
Tshoila671/
Tshylyo671/

Tsilo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsilo in the Russian language
Цильоcilo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsilo
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