Sepete Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sepete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sepete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia791:200,63213,107
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Šepetė (1) are calculated separately.

Sepete (18) may also be a first name.

Sepete Last Name Facts

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

Sepete occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šepetė. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sepete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sepete is the 1,248,410th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Sepete is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sepete reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sepete is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 200,632. In Zambia Sepete is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 49 percent are found, Central Province, where 27 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sepeter9221/
Sepette921/
Shepete921/
Sepetie921/
Sespete921/
Seipete920/
Sepet911,656/
Šepetė891/
Siepiete861/
Shepet83459/
Sepeti83402/
Sopete83277/
Zepete83235/
Sepeta83214/
Sepate8381/
Sipete8371/
Sepety8337/
Seppet8326/
Sepeed8319/
Sepeth8314/
Seepet8313/
Sapete8311/
Szepet837/
Siepet834/
Scepet832/
Sepote832/
Sepetd831/
Sephet831/
Sepiet831/
Sepite831/
Seipet831/
Setpet831/
Shepeta771,280/
Chepete77753/
Szepeta7780/
Sepetis7779/
Sepetys7744/
Szepiet7726/
Shapete7723/
Schepet7719/
Sheppet7713/
Shepate7710/
Shepett779/
Shepets778/
Sophete778/
Sepetyi778/
Sepetti777/
Seephet775/
Zepetes774/
Sepetyy773/
Setphet773/
Cepetea772/
Sipetei772/
Shepest772/
Shipete772/
Seiphet772/
Cepetes771/
Seppeit771/
Sepetai771/
Sepetiy771/
Shepeti771/
Sipette771/
Shepote771/
Sapiete771/
Sepiter771/
Seipate771/
Sopethe771/
Seepate771/
Seepeat771/
Seaphet771/
Scheipeter7584/
Schepetter751/
Sepit73189/
Cepet7390/
Seped7352/
Sipet7352/
Zepet734/
Sepyt734/
Sepjt731/
Shchepet7187/
Sepetova7148/
Sahapete7126/
Sophethe7122/
Schepetz7116/
Chepetei7114/
Sepetich7111/
Shepetyt719/
Chepetey718/
Sepetaya716/
Schepets715/
Schepeta715/
Soiphete715/
Jepheter713/
Sciepiet713/
Setpetch713/
Shepetit712/
Seepetch712/
Sophette711/
Shepetis711/
Seepetty711/
Jepehter711/
Shepheed711/
Shepotte711/
Sephetha711/
Chepeter711/
Siphethe711/
Seubphet711/
Scheppet710/
Sapate6711,805/
Zepeta671,266/
Siphet67456/
Zapete67396/
Sipeta67210/
Sapote67144/
Chepet67111/
Shepetova67106/
Sopate67100/
Shepit6794/
Shchepets6790/
Sapite6770/
Sepita6769/
Sopite6762/
Sepyta6762/
Sipate6759/
Scheppeit6728/
Chephethe6728/
Saipet6727/
Soipet6727/
Shepyt6723/
Sipeti6722/
Zipete6717/
Sypeta679/
Sipote678/
Cepeta678/
Cepite678/
Cephester676/
Szepit676/
Sitpet675/
Saypet675/
Sipite674/
Zepate674/
Seeped674/
Sipets673/
Scepetova673/
Sesped673/
Šepeta673/
Sepiti673/
Jipete672/
Sipest671/
Shoppette671/
Seiped671/
Sopote671/
Sipeit671/
Seapit671/
Sepecz671/
Sepehd671/
Sepiot671/
Cepīte671/
Sipiet671/
Syphet671/
Sippet670/
Sepied670/
Schepecht670/

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Footnotes

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