Tsokelo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsokelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsokelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Tšokelo (1) are calculated separately.

Tsokelo (46) may also be a first name.

Tsokelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsokelo is found most in Lesotho. It may also be found as: Tšokelo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsokelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsokelo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most common first name on earth, held by 46 people.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Tsokelo is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 84 percent live and Maseru District, where 16 percent live. Besides Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšokelo951/
Ts'okelo9362/
T'Sokelo933/
Tsokalo86728/
Tsokela86249/
Tsekelo86171/
Tsokolo8689/
Tshokolo80387/
Tshokela80311/
Tshekelo80196/
Ts'okolo8057/
Ts'ekelo8024/
Tshakelo808/
T'Sokolo807/
T'Sekelo804/
Tsokholo801/
Tsoukalou7599/
Tsekela71251/
Tsekalo71241/
Tsukylo71121/
Tsokila7148/
Tsukela7118/
Tsukilo716/
Tsakolo713/
Sčokalo712/
Tsekolo712/
Tsokala711/
Tsokola711/
Tsakalou67919/
Tshekela67792/
Tshakela67106/
Tshukela6772/
Tshekolo672/
Tchokela671/
Tshakalo671/
Ts'ekela671/
Tsoykala671/
Tshokala671/
Tsekholo671/
Tsokolia671/

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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 Tsokelo
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