Tsephe Surname
Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname
Tsephe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 627 | 1:3,242 | 557 |
| South Africa | 550 | 1:98,505 | 11,962 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Tšephe (82) & Tséphe (1) are calculated separately.
Tsephe (42) may also be a first name.
Tsephe Demographics
Average Tsephe Salary in
South Africa
R 162,984
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tsephe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsephe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tsephe is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Tšephe or Tséphe. For other possible spellings of Tsephe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsephe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 317,867th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsephe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tsephe is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 42 people.
The surname Tsephe is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 3,242. In Lesotho Tsephe is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 47 percent live, Leribe District, where 32 percent live and Berea District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 47 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Tsephe Last Name Statistics demography
Tsephe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.42% less than the national average, earning R 162,984 per year.
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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 Tsephe
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