Tsomela Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Lesotho721:28,2305,446

Tsomela (12) may also be a first name.

Tsomela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsomela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsomela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 998,609th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsomela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname Tsomela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 294,444. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Limpopo, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent are found.

Tsomela Last Name Statistics demography

Tsomela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning R 181,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshomela931,124/
Tsoumelea8832/
Tsomele86712/
Tsamela86109/
Tsumela8661/
Tsemela8625/
Tsomelo861/
Tsomeli861/
Tsoumeleas8222/
Tshamela8018/
Tsomelou8011/
Tsamaela8011/
Tshomelo805/
Tshumela802/
Tsoomele802/
Tchomela802/
Tshomele802/
Tshomola801/
Tshemela801/
Comela7737/
Zomela775/
Tsoumelou7543/
Tzoumelea751/
Tsoumeley751/
Tsumele711,513/
Tjamela711,030/
Tsamele71525/
Chomela71155/
Tsomile719/
Tsumeli717/
Tsamala714/
Tsomolo714/
Dzomela714/
Tsumelo713/
Comelia713/
Dsemela711/
Tsemala711/
Tsamila711/
Commela711/
Comelah711/
Tshamala674,704/
Tshumele6767/
Tshamola6741/
Tsamaelo6728/
Tsamolia6722/
Comeliau6717/
Tchamela6714/
Dzhomela6713/
Thsumele6712/
Tsumaila673/
Tshemelo672/
Tsemelou671/
Tsemeleu671/
Thsamala671/

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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 Tsomela
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