Khotso Surname

229,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Khotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,1811:1,721181
South Africa4021:134,77015,652
Thailand1791:394,62869,303
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khotso (11,205) may also be a first name.

Khotso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khotso occurs most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khotso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 229,324th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,124,248 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Khotso are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Khotso is also the 56,766th most common first name on earth, borne by 11,205 people.

Khotso is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 1,721. In Lesotho Khotso is most common in: Maseru District, where 33 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 21 percent reside and Berea District, where 12 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Khotso Last Name Statistics demography

Khotso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.92% less than the national average, earning R 104,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khotsoa929/
Khotsho928/
Khotsot924/
Khotsoi921/
Kotso91594/
Kotsou83633/
Khotsa83503/
Kgotso83210/
Khatso8390/
Khutso8351/
Kotsho8333/
Qhotso8330/
Kootso8327/
Chotso8325/
Koutso8323/
Khetso8321/
Kotsot8317/
Kuotso8312/
Kotsoy838/
Kotsop835/
Hotsou834/
Khotjo833/
Kostso832/
Kotsoi832/
Kotsio832/
Gkotso831/
Hotsuo831/
Koutsou77982/
Khoetsa77405/
Chotsot7733/
Khutsoh7732/
Khoitsa7712/
Kotscho778/
Gkotsos774/
Choitso773/
Chotsho772/
Khoytsa771/
Houtsou771/
Khets'o771/
Khotsha771/
Kottsoh771/
Koytsoy771/
Gkotsou771/
Chotsop771/
Khatsho771/
Gqhotso771/
Katso73706/
Ketso73669/
Kotsa73338/
Hotsa73287/
Qotso73204/
Kutso7392/
Khozo7341/
Hatso7329/
Kocso7323/
Kotzo7317/
Hotco7316/
Jotso7315/
Cotso7313/
Khoco735/
Kotjo733/
Kodso732/
Kotco731/
Kotxo731/
Hotzo730/
Koitsioe71260/
Koutsios7198/
Khatshoa717/
Gkotsios712/
Koustsos711/
Houtsios711/
Houtssou711/
Gkoutsos711/
Choitsho711/
Katsos67720/
Katsuo67587/
Gqotso67542/
Kotsia67460/
Koçsoy67432/
Katsou67267/
Hotsia67152/
Koetsa6789/
Katsio6764/
Hotcho6761/
Keetso6750/
Kgatso6750/
Kotzot6748/
Kgotsa6746/
Gkoutsios6745/
Koutsa6742/
Kutsop6738/
Qhetso6735/
Khatsa6730/
Kotsha6729/
Choutsios6725/
Kachoo6724/
Khocho6723/
Kutsos6718/
Kutsoy6716/
Ketsoi6715/
Cotsho6715/
Houtsa6710/
Kochoo679/
Kattso675/
Khutsa675/
Kaatso675/
Gkotsa675/
Ketsoy675/
Kutsoi675/
Chatso674/
Qgotso674/
Cotsoh673/
Katsop673/
Katsoy672/
Cotsos672/
Khuzoo672/
Khetsa672/
Hotsha672/
Kotsah672/
Khodzo671/
Katsoo671/
Kaetso671/
Kotsat671/
Chotsa671/
Coutso671/
Kocsoy671/
Katshotsh671/
Katsoa671/
Gkatso671/
Gkachtsos671/
Ketsoh671/
Hotsad671/
Cootso671/
Kutsoa671/
Kathso671/
Gcotso671/
Kuitso671/
Hatsoh671/
Hatsuo671/
Kotjoi671/
Khozoi671/
Khazoo671/
Katsoh671/
Kothsouth670/

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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 Khotso
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