Tsephe Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6271:3,242557
South Africa5501:98,50511,962
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Tšephe (82) & Tséphe (1) are calculated separately.

Tsephe (42) may also be a first name.

Tsephe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsephe is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tšephe or Tséphe. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsephe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,867th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. Tsephe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsephe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world, held by 42 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 3,242. In Lesotho Tsephe is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 47 percent reside, Leribe District, where 32 percent reside and Berea District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Tsephe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 47 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tšephe9482/
Tséphe941/
Ts'ephe92594/
Tshephe92391/
T'Sephe9265/
Tse'phe925/
Tsephee921/
Tsepe91875/
T'Shephe861/
Tshepe831,036/
Ts'epe83417/
T'Sepe8354/
Tseppe8335/
Tsiepe8325/
Tsepie8323/
Tse'pe8310/
Tjephe834/
Tsepes833/
Tseper833/
Tsepee831/
Tsophe831/
Tsep8075/
Tsepych77165/
Tschepe77141/
Tshaphe7710/
Ts'eppe778/
Tsepich778/
Tshoepe776/
Ts'eepe772/
Tshepie771/
Tsepets771/
Tse'epe771/
Ts'epee771/
T'Seppe771/
Tshephi771/
Tsheppe770/
Tsepa73682/
Zephe73358/
Cephe73320/
Tseev73225/
Tseeb7387/
Tsepi7351/
Tshev7342/
Csepe7332/
Tšepe7326/
Scepe7312/
Tseef739/
Tshep733/
Tseip731/
Tsefe731/
Tseyp731/
Tsepp731/
Tschoepe71682/
Tscheppe71285/
Tschaepe7158/
Tscheepe717/
Csepei67295/
Chephe6763/
Tsepis6746/
Tshepa6735/
Tsipha6732/
Tshefa6729/
Sceppe6723/
Tchepe6720/
Tschepper6716/
Zeephe6714/
Tschoeppe6710/
Csepey679/
Zephie676/
Thseeb675/
Tshepi675/
Csepej674/
Tschev674/
Tsaphi673/
Tsepyi673/
Tsiepa673/
Tšeppe672/
Tjepet672/
Tshepy672/
Sciepe671/
Tsapeh671/
Tsopee671/
Tseapa671/
Tsepai671/
Tsefey671/
Tshefi671/
Cephea671/
Cephee671/
Tsiphi671/
Sceepe670/

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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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