Tshetshe Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tshetshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshetshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tshetshe (1,176) may also be a first name.

Tshetshe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshetshe (Tibetan: ཚེ་ཚེ།) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshetshe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tshetshe is the 839,220th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tshetshe reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 231,499th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,176 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 255,555. In South Africa Tshetshe is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 15 percent are found. Barring South Africa Tshetshe occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Botswana, where 5 percent are found.

Tshetshe Last Name Statistics demography

Tshetshe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning R 277,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stshetshe945/
Tshetse933/
Tsetshe931/
Tshietshie8955/
Tschetsche8912/
Tshetsha881,089/
Tshetshi888/
Tsetse862,496/
Tshese866/
Tshesh864/
Tschesche82123/
Tshietshi8241/
Tschetsch827/
Tseetse80142/
Tshitsh8034/
Tsetsei8031/
Tshiese8021/
Tshiesh8021/
Scetshe8016/
Tsetser8015/
Tshetsi8015/
Tsetsee804/
Tsheise802/
Tsheche802/
Tsietse802/
Tsetsea801/
Tsetseh801/
Tsetses801/
Tscheitscher801/
Tshease801/
Tsheshi801/
Tsehese801/
Tshotse801/
Tshitse801/
Tsshechshe781/
Tsese77430/
Tshitshi756,393/
Tchetche754,454/
Tshitsha75172/
Tshatshi75171/
Tshotshi75111/
Tsheushi7548/
Tshieshi7541/
Tschesch7520/
Tscheche7519/
Tseatsea7515/
Ts'ets'e7514/
Tseetsee755/
Ts'eetse755/
Tsietsie752/
Tshitsei752/
Tsyhtser752/
Tsettssh751/
Tshiesha751/
Tseitsei751/
Tsheisha751/
Tshethsa751/
Zschetzsche7462/
Tzschetzsch747/
Tshish71342/
Tsatse71327/
Ts'ese71239/
Chetse71176/
Tsetsa7198/
Tshiotshi7184/
Tsitse7164/
Tshesa7155/
Tsetsi7153/
Ts'eets'e7137/
Tschätsch7133/
Tsotse7130/
Tseyts7124/
T'Sese7124/
Tseise7120/
Cetshe7116/
Tseese7112/
Ts'ets'ei7111/
Dshesh7110/
Tsheze715/
Tsiese715/
Tsesha714/
Tchetchet714/
Tse'se714/
Tseits714/
Tsesse714/
Tchese713/
Tschitsch712/
Tsease712/
Scetsh712/
Zschesche711/
Tsetsy711/
Tshysh711/
Tseser711/
T'Seet'se711/
T'Set'sei711/
Tchetcheh711/
Tshitshio711/
Tshiesseu711/
Tseitseis711/
Tshistshi711/
Tsiets711/
Tsytse711/
Tzscheetzsch7028/
Tshishi672,002/
Tsietsi671,059/
Tsheusi67766/
Tsitser67475/
Tses67462/
Tschech67358/
Zetsche67250/
Tshiotshio67198/
Tsytsei67188/
Tchesse67166/
Tsitses67102/
Tshiesa6789/
Tsetsis6779/
Tsheisi6776/
Tshisha6769/
Tshieze6755/
Tcheche6743/
Tsytsey6733/
Chesche6733/
Tsytser6728/
Tsitsey6713/
Tchetchihe6713/
Tsetsehova6712/
Tsheisa6710/
Tseytst679/
Zscheische678/
Tchetch678/
Tseetsa677/
Tsatsie676/
Tsotsie674/
Tsessie674/
Tshises674/
Tseitsi674/
Ts'eets'ee673/
Tšeetse673/
Scetsha673/
Zschetzsch672/
Tsoetsi672/
Tseusie672/
Tcheise672/
Tsaitse672/
Tsiesse672/
Tsetsaa671/
Tsesser671/
Tcheytchey671/
Tcheitchei671/
Tshitsi671/
Tsitsei671/
Tsitsie671/
Ts'eese671/
Tseshid671/
Tsesseu671/
Tseuseu671/
Tseetsi671/
Tseetše671/
Tshechi671/
Chetche671/
Tshotsi671/
Tshatsi671/
Tshehca671/
Tshiche670/
Zschets670/
Chetsey670/

Tshetshe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tshetshe in the Tibetan language
ཚེ་ཚེ།tsétsé75
ཚེས་ཚེས་tsétsé25

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Footnotes

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