Fokothi Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fokothi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fokothi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1561:13,0292,884
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943

Fokothi (62) may also be a first name.

Fokothi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fokothi is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fokothi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokothi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. Fokothi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fokothi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fokothi is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 62 people.

Fokothi is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 13,029. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 33 percent reside, Maseru District, where 28 percent reside and Leribe District, where 19 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Fokothi Last Name Statistics demography

Fokothi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.04% less than the national average, earning R 125,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fokoti928/
Vokothi861/
Fokotha861/
Fakoti7770/
Foketi7715/
Fokote777/
Vokoti775/
Fokati774/
Fokota771/
Fakathi7170/
Vookoti7163/
Fukuthi7120/
Fokotea712/
Fekathi711/
Fekethi711/
Fokoute711/
Vhokoti711/
Vookooti678/
Fokateha675/
Phakothi671/
Phokathi671/
Fakhathi671/

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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 Fokothi
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