Tebesi Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tebesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tebesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1961:10,3702,363
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tebesi (307) may also be a first name.

Tebesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tebesi occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tebesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 885,573rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Tebesi reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 502,288th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 307 people.

This last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 10,370. In Lesotho Tebesi is most common in: Berea District, where 29 percent are found, Maseru District, where 24 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho Tebesi occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Tebesi Last Name Statistics demography

Tebesi earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning R 298,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thebesi9248/
Tebesoi925/
Tebisi83118/
Tebese8377/
Tibesi8367/
Tebezi831/
Tebegi831/
Tebeci831/
Thebese774/
Tibesai772/
Tebeiza771/
Thebisi771/
Tebaisi771/
Tebeje679,715/
Tibisi6787/
Tebeza6748/
Tebise6711/
Tevegi677/
Tebege674/
Tebece672/
Tebeze672/
Tibese671/
Tevezi671/
Tebizi671/

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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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  • 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 Tebesi
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