Tsepe Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5501:98,50511,962
Lesotho3141:6,4731,357
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Tšepe (26) are calculated separately.

Tsepe (133) may also be a first name.

Tsepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsepe (Russian: Цепе) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as: Tšepe. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsepe is the 401,442nd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsepe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 133 people.

The surname Tsepe is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 98,505. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 32 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and North West, where 25 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Tsepe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 36 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Tsepe Last Name Statistics demography

Tsepe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42% less than the national average, earning R 137,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšepe9326/
Tsephe911,178/
Tshepe911,036/
Ts'epe91417/
T'Sepe9154/
Tseppe9135/
Tsiepe9125/
Tsepie9123/
Tse'pe9110/
Tseper913/
Tsepes913/
Tsepee911/
Tsep8975/
Ts'ephe83594/
Tshephe83391/
Tschepe83141/
T'Sephe8365/
Ts'eppe838/
Tshoepe836/
Tse'phe835/
Ts'eepe832/
T'Seppe831/
Ts'epee831/
Tse'epe831/
Tsepets831/
Tsephee831/
Tshepie831/
Tsheppe830/
Tsepa80682/
Tseev80225/
Tsope80100/
Tseeb8087/
Tsape8087/
Tsepi8051/
Tsipe8038/
Csepe8032/
Scepe8012/
Tshep803/
Tsype802/
Tseip801/
Tseyp801/
Tsepp801/
Tschoepe77682/
Tscheppe77285/
Tschaepe7758/
Tscheepe777/
T'Shephe771/
Tshipe73421/
Csepei73295/
Tšephe7382/
Tshope7366/
Tsapei7364/
Tsepis7346/
Tsoppe7340/
Tshepa7335/
Tshape7332/
Sceppe7323/
Tsyper7321/
Tchepe7320/
Tsipes7318/
Tsiper7311/
Tsypes7311/
Csepey739/
Tshepi735/
Thseeb735/
Csepej734/
Tsopei734/
Tjephe734/
Tsappe733/
Tsiepa733/
Tsepyi733/
Tjepet732/
Tšeppe732/
Tshepy732/
Tsepai731/
Tsopee731/
Sciepe731/
Tsapeh731/
Tseapa731/
Tsippe730/
Sceepe730/
Tschepper7116/
Tschoeppe7110/
Cepe676,258/
Tzep675,182/
Tschöpe671,282/
Tsepova67536/
Zepe67500/
Tsepych67165/
Čepe67156/
Tsyp67140/
Tschäpe6792/
Tschope6780/
Tschepp6747/
Tsev6743/
Çepe6740/
Tsip6739/
Tshiepa6734/
Tcheppe6716/
Tschape679/
Tsepich678/
Tseb677/
Tsipper675/
Tschepa675/
Tsypper675/
Scep674/
Tshipeu674/
Scieppe671/
Tschepi671/
Tchepei671/
Tsheppy671/
Tshephi671/
Tsypets671/
Zsep671/
Dsep671/
Sceppey670/

Tsepe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsepe in the Russian language
Цепеcepe-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsepe
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