Kanetse Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kanetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Kanetse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanetse is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanetse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanetse live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kanetse is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho Kanetse is most frequent in: Qacha's Nek District, where 50 percent reside, Berea District, where 17 percent reside and Maseru District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 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
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  • 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 Kanetse
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