Semetse Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Semetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3521:153,91417,385
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
England11:55,718,059489,080

Semetse (22) may also be a first name.

Semetse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semetse occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Semetse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semetse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 751,291st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semetse live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Semetse is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

Semetse is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 153,914. In South Africa Semetse is most common in: North West, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Free State, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 8 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Semetse Last Name Statistics demography

Semetse earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.42% less than the national average, earning R 136,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seametse9310/
Shemetse935/
Semetshe931/
Semets92327/
Semese92137/
Semetsa86288/
Shemets86175/
Semetsi8658/
Semeese8641/
Shemese8619/
Sematse868/
Semesey862/
Sametse862/
Semesie861/
Szemese861/
Semmese861/
Semeets861/
Semesei861/
Semesse861/
Semeuse861/
Seemese861/
Seimets861/
Semes83495/
Simetshe80134/
Semetsis8014/
Semessed807/
Semetges802/
Semetsoa801/
Saametse801/
Schemets801/
Semetshi801/
Semetzis801/
Semietsi801/
Shemeshe801/
Szemes771,952/
Siemes771,861/
Semmes77658/
Shemes77470/
Seames77226/
Zemets7787/
Semesh7769/
Symets7769/
Semeus7764/
Seemes7739/
Semise7737/
Simets7736/
Seimes7714/
Scemes7713/
Semess7713/
Semies778/
Semesa776/
Semyts776/
Semest774/
Semeis771/
Semetz771/
Sesmes771/
Sehmes771/
Sametseuh7512/
Shemeshed751/
Shemesh719,472/
Seemise711,339/
Seimetz71917/
Shemeis71468/
Schemes71398/
Szemesi71237/
Shemies71224/
Samotse71128/
Shemees71125/
Shemeas71123/
Chemese71110/
Sametsi7150/
Suimets7139/
Semesch7134/
Semeche7132/
Simetsi7132/
Szemesy7123/
Semoise7123/
Semesha7121/
Seimits7118/
Semesoa7118/
Shemesa7117/
Semmies7112/
Sematsi7112/
Somatse715/
Simatse715/
Shimets714/
Siemesz713/
Semiots713/
Simetje713/
Siemesi712/
Shemetz712/
Semitsi712/
Semessi712/
Seimise712/
Simeshe712/
Semmees711/
Suymets711/
Semiser711/
Simiets711/
Semotsi711/
Semetzi711/
Semezie711/
Szemmes711/
Shemess711/
Schemetzer710/
Symes6710,421/
Simes672,852/
Semis67395/
Semec67202/
Chimetse6794/
Semez6784/
Semeš6777/
Semichet6773/
Gemetzis6768/
Siemiesz6766/
Shematsi6756/
Szeimies6743/
Simetsha6740/
Cemes6726/
Zemes6721/
Simitses6719/
Semmeche6715/
Cheimets6713/
Soimetsä6713/
Shemaeze6711/
Giametse6710/
Semys6710/
Szeymies678/
Szemessy678/
Shemmesh675/
Schemies675/
Semesova673/
Semitsch672/
Sheimesh672/
Schemeds671/
Semichee671/
Semisser671/
Somotseu671/
Simetche671/
Simetsis671/
Schemeisser671/
Semís671/
Semetchi671/
Semex671/
Semaiser671/
Shemeshi671/
Shemezie671/
Seimitsi671/
Semjs671/
Semjtsch671/
Shemmetz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semetse
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