Cognomen Tanele (Tanele 
) , worldwide, is a very rare surname. The surname Tanele is habitual in the United States, where it is an extremely rare surname, South Africa, and India. Much more prevalently, Tanele is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tanele | South Africa, Eswatini, United States, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Mamba, Spiteri, Dlamini, Ngobeli, Nxumalo, Fakudze, Mntungwa, Simelane, Kern-Sides, Keighran, Nhlanhla, Fletcher, Oliveira, Matsebula, Mahlalela, Blackwell, Schultz, Valentine, Sithole, Mziyako, Motsa, Mnisi, Smith, Nkosi, Mavuso, Carter, Rhodes, Greene, Ndlovu, Hlophe, Vilane, Walker, Zanele, Magongo, Mbuyisa, Shannon, and Hlatshwayo