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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsomela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tsomela is the 998,609th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Tsomela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsomela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 294,444. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Limpopo, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs 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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