Tswelelo Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tswelelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tswelelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tswelelo (479) may also be a first name.

Tswelelo Last Name Facts

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

Tswelelo occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tswelelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Tswelelo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tswelelo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tswelelo is also the 388,635th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 479 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Apart from Botswana Tswelelo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwelelo941/
Tslelo862/
Tseleli80202/
Tselele80116/
Tselelu801/
Tselela801/
Tsilelo801/
Tsolelo801/
Tsulelo801/
Ts'eleli7553/
T'Seleli7511/
Tswalela751/
Taselliello741/
Tueselele7127/
Tsalel713/
Tsoaeleli711/
Tseilalao711/
Tsolele67381/
Tsoleli6796/
Tsolela6746/
Tsulela6719/
Tšeleli679/
Tsulele678/
Tsalilo678/
Tselalu676/
Tzeleli671/
Tsalalo671/
Ts'oaeleli671/
Tselale671/
Towslel671/
Tselali671/
Zwalelo671/
Cuelela531/
Zwelala531/

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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 Tswelelo
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