Tulesi Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Tulesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tulesi (30) may also be a first name.
Tulesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tulesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tulesi (Hindi: तुलसी, Oriya: ତୁେଲସୀ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tulesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tulesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Tulesi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 30 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuleasi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taulesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tugliesi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tulisi | 83 | 175 | / |
| Tulezi | 83 | 124 | / |
| Tulese | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tuleji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thulisi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tulisci | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thuleji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taulezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tugliese | 71 | 5 | / |
| Thulaisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuliza | 67 | 843 | / |
| Tulici | 67 | 256 | / |
| Tulézi | 67 | 143 | / |
| Tulizi | 67 | 120 | / |
| Tulise | 67 | 81 | / |
| Tulice | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tuligi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tulige | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tolezi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tuliji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tulize | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tulije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tulege | 67 | 1 | / |
Tulesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tulesi in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁେଲସୀ | tuelasi | 66.67 |
| ତୁେଲଶୀ | tuelasi | 33.33 |
| Tulesi in the Hindi language | ||
| तुलसी | tulasi | 50 |
| तुलेसी | tulesi | 50 |
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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 Tulesi
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