Gotshela Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gotshela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gotshela (17) may also be a first name.
Gotshela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gotshela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gotshela is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotshela? popularity and diffusion
Gotshela is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gotshela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gotshela is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name internationally, held by 17 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Barring Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
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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 Gotshela
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