Fotho Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho551:36,9566,531
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fotho (66) may also be a first name.

Fotho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fotho (Hindi: फोठो) is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotho? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fotho is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fotho are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fotho is also the 1,201,840th most common first name worldwide It is held by 66 people.

The surname Fotho is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 36,956. In Lesotho Fotho is most common in: Quthing District, where 71 percent are found, Maseru District, where 20 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Fotho Last Name Statistics demography

Fotho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.75% less than the national average, earning R 38,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foytho9122/
Fothoi9113/
Foutho911/
Foto899,209/
Fouthou831/
Fothost831/
Foydtho831/
Fotoh801,417/
Fotou801,298/
Fotos80697/
Fouto80520/
Futho80514/
Fotto80330/
Fatho80185/
Foito80104/
Fotah8072/
Fuoto8056/
Fotoi8038/
Fosto8023/
Footo8022/
Fhoto8012/
Fotot8010/
Votho8010/
Foyto809/
Fotoo806/
Fotha806/
Fotoy805/
Fetho804/
Fojto803/
Pfoto803/
Fotoś802/
Fotod801/
Fotoa801/
Fothá801/
Fotuo801/
Fotgo801/
Foutou732,903/
Fotouh732,375/
Foszto73171/
Foutah73143/
Footot73126/
Foitos7393/
Photho7323/
Fossto7318/
Fottou7314/
Foutot7312/
Fottoh738/
Fathou734/
Fottos734/
Foteuh733/
Foutoh733/
Footto733/
Fotous732/
Fotohe732/
Foutha732/
Fattho732/
Fousto732/
Foitah732/
Fathoh732/
Foitoş731/
Vuotho731/
Fotohy731/
Foutos731/
Fottoy731/
Fotouz731/
Fotout731/
Fostop731/
Fojthó731/
Foitoș731/
Foetto731/
Foitou731/
Fohtou731/
Fathod731/
Fautho731/
Vojtho731/
Fothad730/
Pfouto730/
Fotachowa711/
Fota675,015/
Voto672,280/
Foutouh671,150/
Fojtách6774/
Fathoud6710/
Fotă679/
Phottho674/
Fostach672/
Foťo672/
Fouttoh671/
Phootho671/
Fethouh671/
Fotoohy671/
Foutheu671/
Fotó671/
Fathohe671/
Fouytou671/

Fotho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fotho in the Hindi language
फोठोphotho-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fotho
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