Tsetsetse Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsetsetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsetsetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tsetsetse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsetsetse is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsetsetse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsetsetse reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Tsetsetse is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe Tsetsetse is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 65 percent reside, Harare Province, where 31 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Tsetsetse exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Lesotho, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsetses881/
Tseitseis781/
Tsetsis7579/
Tshisese7155/
Tsesis67147/
Tsetsadze67134/
Tsesys678/
Chitsetse672/
Tsotsotsi671/
Tshesetse671/

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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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  • 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 Tsetsetse
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