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) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Tšepe. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,442nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsepe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tsepe is also the 804,402nd most common given name internationally. It is borne by 133 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 98,505. In South Africa Tsepe is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 32 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 25 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 36 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Tsepe
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