Basotho Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Basotho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Basotho (30) may also be a first name.
Basotho Demographics
Average Basotho Salary in
South Africa
R 50,196
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Basotho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basotho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basotho is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basotho? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Basotho is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Basotho reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Basotho is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa Basotho occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Basotho Last Name Statistics demography
Basotho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.88% less than the national average, earning R 50,196 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batsotho | 93 | 1 | / |
| Basoto | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bassoto | 86 | 298 | / |
| Bashoto | 86 | 17 | / |
| Basotto | 86 | 13 | / |
| Basotha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhasoto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bosotho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Basutho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Basooto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bassotto | 80 | 1,038 | / |
| Bassouto | 80 | 71 | / |
| Basiotou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Beassoto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Basiotto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baezsoto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bacoto | 77 | 729 | / |
| Basota | 77 | 259 | / |
| Bosoto | 77 | 75 | / |
| Wasoto | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bazoto | 77 | 2 | / |
| Besoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batsiotos | 75 | 23 | / |
| Batsiotou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bassottto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bashota | 71 | 837 | / |
| Bacotoy | 71 | 212 | / |
| Bossoto | 71 | 156 | / |
| Washoto | 71 | 90 | / |
| Bazotto | 71 | 40 | / |
| Bajotto | 71 | 35 | / |
| Basoita | 71 | 33 | / |
| Barzoto | 71 | 17 | / |
| Basiota | 71 | 16 | / |
| Besotoi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bosotto | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bassota | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vasotto | 71 | 7 | / |
| Beazoto | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bagioto | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waisoto | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baijoto | 71 | 5 | / |
| Basetha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bascota | 71 | 4 | / |
| Basatha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bazioto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boshoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basoota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vasotha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boscoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazooto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baisota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosouto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosuoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boisoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vassoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasatho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basutha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besotto | 71 | 0 | / |
| Barzotto | 67 | 903 | / |
| Bashatah | 67 | 565 | / |
| Bossotto | 67 | 211 | / |
| Baggioto | 67 | 44 | / |
| Baziotou | 67 | 35 | / |
| Baziotto | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bagiotto | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vassotto | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baijotto | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beazotto | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baizotto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bassouta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basatach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhasatha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bashouta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazzotto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baschota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basatooz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batchoto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasiotou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Basotho
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