Basuto Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Basuto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basuto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Basuto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Basuto is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Basuto? popularity and diffusion

Basuto is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Basuto are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Basuto is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside.

Basuto Last Name Statistics demography

Basuto earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basutto9257/
Bassuto9220/
Basueto923/
Basuito923/
Basusto922/
Beasuto921/
Basutho921/
Basuzto921/
Bassouto8671/
Bassutto861/
Basuta83145/
Bacuto8375/
Bazuto8321/
Basoto834/
Bajuto831/
Bosuto831/
Bocauto77469/
Bassoto77298/
Basuuta77237/
Bossuto7765/
Basitoh7747/
Basuita7737/
Basusta7732/
Bacutoy7728/
Wasutoh7720/
Bashoto7717/
Basotto7713/
Basotho7712/
Wasiuto777/
Vashuto777/
Batsuta776/
Bacauto773/
Basutta773/
Bazueto772/
Basooto771/
Basutha771/
Barzuto771/
Bhasoto771/
Vassuto771/
Vasutos771/
Badjuto771/
Bazusto771/
Bassito771/
Bajusto771/
Bosouto771/
Bassotto711,038/
Bassitto714/
Basautta714/
Bassouta711/
Bashouta711/
Buisuito711/
Bassuuta711/
Beassoto711/
Bascitto711/
Bajuta671,673/
Bacuta67367/
Basota67259/
Bascietto67137/
Bojuto67114/
Wasuta6782/
Vasuta6781/
Bocuto6776/
Bosoto6775/
Bazuta6735/
Besuta6717/
Wasoto6711/
Bashithoh674/
Bosuta674/
Bazoto672/
Baxuta672/
Bassottto671/

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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 Basuto
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