Basutu Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Basutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Basutu (13) may also be a first name.

Basutu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basutu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Basutu.

How Common Is The Last Name Basutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basutu is the 1,129,067th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname Basutu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Basutu reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The surname Basutu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Basutu Last Name Statistics demography

Basutu earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.88% more than the national average, earning R 308,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashutu92205/
Basuthu928/
Vasutu8350/
Basotu834/
Besutu831/
Bazutu831/
Bajutu831/
Bashotu773/
Bashitu772/
Besuthu772/
Bassotu771/
Watsutud711/
Bosotu671/
Baichuttu671/
Bougiotou531/
Boudjoutou501/
Bahassitou501/

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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 Basutu
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