Kolisang Surname

194,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kolisang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolisang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,1601:1,752187
South Africa9891:54,7806,961
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kolisang (465) may also be a first name.

Kolisang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolisang occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolisang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,523rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,373,864 people. The last name Kolisang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kolisang reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kolisang is also the 395,119th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 465 people.

The surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 1,752. In Lesotho Kolisang is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 39 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 15 percent are found and Berea District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 46 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kolisang Last Name Statistics demography

Kolisang earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.71% less than the national average, earning R 143,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholisang942/
Kalisang88115/
Kulisang888/
Kaluisang8213/
Kaluisangh786/
Calisang75886/
Kalesang7594/
Kelesang756/
Kalijang755/
Kalusang751/
Kalisong751/
Kaletsang711/
Calesang633/
Calisong631/
Kolyshonkova508/
Koleshonkova501/

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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 Kolisang
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