Khopotso Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Khopotso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Khopotso (726) may also be a first name.
Khopotso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khopotso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khopotso occurs most in Lesotho. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khopotso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khopotso is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khopotso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,159th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 726 people.
The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 33 percent live, Leribe District, where 33 percent live and Maseru District, where 33 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kopotso | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kgopotso | 88 | 55 | / |
| Khoputso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kopotsho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khopotsha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kgopotsho | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kopotsa | 80 | 97 | / |
| Kapotso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khophotsha | 78 | 6 | / |
| Kgoputso | 75 | 320 | / |
| Kopotsha | 75 | 65 | / |
| Kgopotsa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kgopatso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hopoitsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khopotja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kophotsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapoutsos | 71 | 208 | / |
| Kapoutsou | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kopoco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapoutsio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khophocho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hopatsa | 67 | 150 | / |
| Kapotsa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kopotja | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kopocho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chopoco | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Khopotso
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