Cognomen Thelo (Thelo 
) , in all the world, is a rare family name. The family name Thelo is characteristic of Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a very rare surname, and Germany. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Botswana, Indonesia, and Germany. More prevalently, Thelo is the forename as well as the last name.