Kebetu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kebetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kebetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kebetu Last Name Facts

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

Kebetu is most common in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kebetu is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kebetu live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kebetu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Kebetu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khebethu861/
Kabetu83294/
Kibetu83144/
Qebetu8387/
Kebatu8349/
Kebitu8326/
Kabetau778/
Kabethu774/
Kabeitu773/
Kebatou772/
Qebethu772/
Chebetu771/
Kibetou771/
Kabeetu771/
Qhebetu771/
Chebethu711/
Khebatou711/
Kibatu674,381/
Kibitu673,381/
Kabatu67269/
Kabotu67266/
Kabitu67167/
Cabetu671/
Kobotu671/
Kevitu671/
Qhoebethu671/
Kobatu671/

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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
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  • 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 Kebetu
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