Tseetse Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tseetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tseetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho991:20,5314,267
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459

The alternate forms: Tšeetse (3), Tseetše (1) & Tšeetše (3) are calculated separately.

Tseetse (18) may also be a first name.

Tseetse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tseetse occurs most in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant: Tšeetse, Tseetše or Tšeetše. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tseetse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tseetse is the 1,484,726th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tseetse are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Tseetse is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 20,531. In Lesotho Tseetse is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 35 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 32 percent live and Maseru District, where 29 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Tseetse occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Tseetse Last Name Statistics demography

Tseetse earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning R 236,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšeetse953/
Tseetše951/
Tseetsee935/
Ts'eetse935/
Tsetse922,496/
Tseese9212/
Tšeetše903/
Ts'eets'e8837/
T'Seet'se881/
Tsetsei8631/
Tsetser8615/
Tseetsa867/
Tshetse863/
Tsietse862/
Tsetsea861/
Ts'eese861/
Tsetseh861/
Tsetses861/
Tseetsi861/
Tsehese861/
Tsetshe861/
Tsese83430/
Ts'eets'ee823/
Tsetsgee801,053/
Tshetshe80328/
Tseatsea8015/
Ts'ets'e8014/
Ts'eetsa805/
Tsietsie802/
Tseitsei801/
Ts'ese77239/
Tsetsa7798/
Tsetsi7753/
Tsezee7732/
Tseyts7724/
T'Sese7724/
Tseise7720/
Sceets7710/
Tshese776/
Tsiese775/
Tse'se774/
Tseits774/
Tsesse774/
Tsease772/
Tsetsy771/
Tseser771/
Tsiets771/
Ts'ets'ei7511/
Stshetshe755/
T'Set'sei751/
Tseitseis751/
Tses73462/
Tsietsi711,059/
Tsetsis7179/
Tshietshie7155/
Tshiese7121/
Scetshe7116/
Tshetsi7115/
Tschetsche7112/
Tsetsehova7112/
Tseytst719/
Tsatsie716/
Tsotsie714/
Tseitsi714/
Tsheise712/
Tsoetsi712/
Tsiesse712/
Cseesee711/
Tsetsaa711/
Tsesser711/
Tšeetsa711/
Tsitsie711/
Tsesseu711/
Tseuseu711/
Tshease711/
Tshetsha671,089/
Tsyts67114/
Tseas6754/
Tsits6744/
Tseys6741/
Zeets6733/
Tsetsova6730/
Tshotshe6719/
Tseze6718/
Tshetshi678/
Tsesa677/
Tsess675/
Zetse673/
Tseis673/
Tshatshe673/
Csets672/
Ts'ietsi672/
Scets671/
Tsoietsi671/
Tshitshe671/
Tsitsihe671/
Tsies671/
Tsiestsi671/
Tsettssh671/
Tsetz671/
Tsoyetsi671/
Tsése671/
Tsest671/
Tshethsa671/
Ceets670/

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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 Tseetse
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