Besetsa Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Besetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1761:11,5492,599
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Besetsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besetsa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besetsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Besetsa is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. Besetsa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Besetsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 11,549. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mokhotlong District, where 73 percent are found, Berea District, where 9 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besesa9221/
Bisetsa86294/
Beshesa863/
Beseesa861/
Bitsetsa803/
Beshesha802/
Bessatsa802/
Besessea801/
Besisa77104/
Begesa7710/
Beseso776/
Becesa771/
Bessetzad751/
Wisetsa71373/
Beseiso7138/
Besheza7118/
Becissa719/
Beseeso717/
Besisha712/
Besesio712/
Besisah711/
Besaisa711/
Bisetso711/
Bhesisa711/
Beysisa711/
Beshisa711/
Begessa711/
Besseca711/
Wisetsat67184/
Beshisha67107/
Wisetsai67103/
Bedzissa6718/
Bessissa679/
Wisetsap678/
Beseisso676/
Betsesai674/
Wisietsa674/
Visetsat674/
Bitsetse671/
Baesezai671/
Beceisah671/
Bessaiso671/
Bessaisa671/
Baisetse671/
Veshitsa671/
Bezhitsa671/
Bashitsa671/

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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 Besetsa
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