Tebetebe Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Tebetebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tebetebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia321:495,31022,215
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tebetebe (22) may also be a first name.

Tebetebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tebetebe is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebetebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tebetebe is the 3,017,195th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tebetebe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tebetebe is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 495,310. In Zambia Tebetebe is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 97 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thebethebe8924/
Tebeteba881/
Tebeteeva829/
Tibetibe753/
Tebitebi751/
Tebatebai712/
Thewethewe671/
Tabetabai591/
Tibitibi5023/
Tabatabi5019/
Tywetywe5019/
Tabitabi501/
Tobitobi501/
Tabatibi501/

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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 Tebetebe
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