Tsome Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tsome (29) may also be a first name.

Tsome Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsome is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsome? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tsome are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tsome is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 29 people.

The surname Tsome is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho Tsome is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 94 percent are found and Leribe District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Tsome Last Name Statistics demography

Tsome earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning R 201,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshome912,321/
Tsoume9121/
Tsomie9112/
Tsomes914/
Tsiome911/
Tsomeh911/
Tsom8954/
Tsshome831/
Tsume80297/
Tsame80254/
Tsoma80240/
Tseme80193/
Tsomi8066/
Tsoum8039/
Tshom8036/
Csome8012/
Tjome802/
Dsome801/
Thsom801/
Tsoumeas772/
Tschomer770/
Tshoma732,946/
Tsiame73803/
Tsouma73422/
Tshume73357/
Tsioma73277/
Tsheme73219/
Tshame73216/
Tsuume73101/
Tshomi7398/
Tsomis7396/
Tschom7347/
Tsoumi7325/
Tsumer739/
Tsiomi738/
Tsemeu738/
Tsumeu736/
Tsomai733/
Tsames733/
Tsieme733/
Tchome733/
Tsaame732/
Tjomes731/
Tsomoa731/
Ts'ame731/
Tsemea731/
Tsemee731/
Tsemeh731/
Tsemei731/
Tsumee731/
Thsume731/
Tsuime731/
Tsemhe731/
Thsoma731/
Tsoimy731/
Come6721,887/
Tsam67780/
Tsomaia67534/
Zome67419/
Csom67201/
Tsomaya67119/
Tchoume67118/
Tsoumis6793/
Tsiomis6759/
T'Siame6758/
Tschume6710/
Tsameer679/
Tsummer675/
Tzom674/
Tsoomoi674/
Tshamme673/
Chshome673/
Tchoome672/
Dsom671/
Çome671/
Tchomey671/
Tsoumay671/
Tshemey671/
Tshosmi671/
Tssameh671/

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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 Tsome
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