Tepete Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tepete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tepete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tepete (11) may also be a first name.

Tepete Last Name Facts

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

Tepete is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tepete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tepete is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Tepete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tepete are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mafeteng District, where 84 percent reside, Maseru District, where 12 percent reside and Quthing District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tepetes9222/
Tepeyte924/
Tepetey921/
Tepeite921/
Tepet91416/
Tepethea864/
Topete8313,002/
Tepate83126/
Tepest8385/
Teppet8344/
Tapete8325/
Tepeth839/
Tepeta833/
Tepite833/
Tepeti832/
Tepote831/
Tipete831/
Tepejt831/
Tepets831/
Tedpet831/
Teepet831/
Teipet830/
Tepett830/
Teppett7727/
Tapette7714/
Topette778/
Tappete771/
Tepieti771/
Thypete771/
Taipete771/
Tepatei771/
Tophete771/
Thebpet771/
Tepphet771/
Tepuite771/
Teabpet771/
Teaphet771/
Thopete771/
Teppeti771/
Teppets770/
Tippete770/
Tipet7312/
Tepit735/
Teped734/
Typet731/
Tippette71129/
Tepetova717/
Thappete715/
Teapetch711/
Teppatee711/
Theephet711/
Thapethe711/
Tappetei711/
Teepetta711/
Teepetch711/
Teppetts710/
Tepait671,370/
Tippet67729/
Tipeti6772/
Typets6740/
Tipets6720/
Tipeta6711/
Tepyot6710/
Tipett6710/
Tespit675/
Tappeetee673/
Taipet672/
Taypet672/
Tepita672/
Tiphet671/
Tippettes671/
Teppit671/
Topety671/
Tepgit671/
Tepitt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tepete
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