Matsepe Surname

98,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matsepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,7721:14,3631,811
Lesotho1,0451:1,945222
England91:6,190,895170,599
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Matsepe (663) may also be a first name.

Matsepe Last Name Facts

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

Matsepe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matsepe is the 98,135th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,508,184 people. The last name Matsepe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsepe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 322,353rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 663 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,772 people, or 1 in 14,363. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 22 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Matsepe Last Name Statistics demography

Matsepe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21% less than the national average, earning R 187,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsephe9363/
Matshepe9349/
Mats'epe931/
Masepe92514/
Matsep928/
Matshephe884/
Motsepe869,945/
Matsepa86801/
Matsipe86537/
Matsape86342/
Massepe86105/
Matseev8637/
Masephe8617/
Mashepe865/
Matsope862/
Matjepe861/
Matzepe861/
Masep83180/
Motshepe80527/
Mots'epe80158/
Motsephe8064/
Matsapey8048/
Matsapei8032/
Mot'sepe8027/
Motsepei8011/
Matshepa804/
Maseapei801/
Motseepe801/
Matshape801/
Matshipe801/
Metshepe801/
Mothsepe801/
Maseev77571/
Maseeb77309/
Masepa77261/
Mosepe77206/
Matsev77124/
Masipe7755/
Maisep7732/
Masepi7724/
Mazepe7723/
Maysep775/
Macsep775/
Macepe775/
Massep774/
Mashep772/
Maseph771/
Maseip771/
Masiep771/
Motshephe7528/
Mots'ephe7516/
Mots'epei758/
Moitshepe751/
Mot'sephe751/
'Maseephe751/
Matshephi751/
Matsuippe750/
Mahtseb712,498/
Motsepa711,716/
Matsipa71978/
Mashipe71469/
Matsiev71280/
Maiseev71239/
Motsipe71177/
Mashepa71140/
Machepe71120/
Masheev7176/
Mosephe7144/
Maasepp7131/
Motsape7126/
Motsope7124/
Mayseev7123/
Motšepe7113/
Motsepi7110/
Maytsev719/
Massipe719/
Masheeb718/
Matsapi718/
Matsopi717/
Mahasep715/
Macephe715/
Mattsev714/
Motjepe714/
Matsipi714/
MacSipe713/
Maseehv713/
Maitsev712/
Madtsev712/
Maisept712/
Masseup711/
Motseev711/
Matchep711/
Massepp711/
Macepey711/
Madzepe711/
Metsope711/
Masepha711/
Motsépe711/
Mazeppe711/
Maseepa711/
Maiseup711/
Masip675,412/
Matshipa67592/
Masev67437/
Mashipei67385/
Matshipi67232/
Masaipet67228/
Mosep67132/
Maseb67105/
Motshepa6745/
Mots'epa6733/
Mazep6732/
Moitsepi6725/
Motsephi678/
Mathsipi676/
Mashepha676/
Masepova675/
Maschepa675/
Mmatsipa674/
Matshapi673/
Mathsipa673/
Matcheev672/
Motshepi672/
Machephe672/
Mohtseeb671/
Matsophe671/
Matsoppi671/
Macep671/
Maatsipa671/
M'Ossepe671/
Maissepa671/
Motšephe671/
Mot'sepa671/
Moetsape671/
Matsiphe671/
Matshopi671/
Mashipet671/
Motsepha671/
Motchepe671/
Matchepp670/

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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 Matsepe
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