Bothaka Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Bothaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 46 | 1:44,186 | 7,268 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bothaka (11) may also be a first name.
Bothaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bothaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bothaka is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bothaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bothaka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bothaka is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 44,186. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 87 percent reside, Leribe District, where 11 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 2 percent reside. Not including Lesotho Bothaka is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Bothaka
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