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 last name Tulesi (Hindi: तुलसी, Oriya: ତୁେଲସୀ) is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tulesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tulesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tulesi is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tulesi live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tulesi is also the 1,911,214th most common forename internationally, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
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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