Lentsoe Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lentsoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lentsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5411:100,14412,143
Lesotho1881:10,8112,452
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Lentšoe (1) are calculated separately.

Lentsoe (292) may also be a first name.

Lentsoe Last Name Facts

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

Lentsoe is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lentšoe. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lentsoe? popularity and diffusion

Lentsoe is the 461,659th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,969,283 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lentsoe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 292 people.

Lentsoe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 100,144. In South Africa Lentsoe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, North West, where 23 percent reside and Free State, where 17 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Lentsoe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 26 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Lentsoe Last Name Statistics demography

Lentsoe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.91% less than the national average, earning R 152,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lentšoe951/
Lentshoe9311/
Lientsoe931/
Lents'oe931/
Lentsoi861/
Lentsoa861/
Lentseu861/
Lintsoue809/
Lentzou71152/
Lindsoe7184/
Lendsey7178/
Lenchoe716/
Lentshu711/
Lendsea711/
Lentchou6722/
Lindsjoe673/
Lentcheu672/
Lindsoey671/
Liendsey671/

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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 Lentsoe
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