Sesheme Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sesheme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sesheme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1681:12,0992,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sesheme (24) may also be a first name.

Sesheme Last Name Facts

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

Sesheme occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sesheme? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sesheme are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common forename worldwide, borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 12,099. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 72 percent are found, Leribe District, where 13 percent are found and Berea District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Sesheme
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