Fothela Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Fothela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Fothela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fothela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fothela occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fothela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fothela is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Fothela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fothela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho Fothela is most prevalent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 58 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 31 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Fothela
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