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 is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Khopotso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khopotso? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khopotso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,159th most widespread first name globally, borne by 726 people.
The last name Khopotso is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 33 percent live, Leribe District, where 33 percent live and Maseru District, where 33 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Khopotso is found in one country. It is also found 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
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- 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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