Lesotha Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lesotha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesotha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Lesotha (10) may also be a first name.

Lesotha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesotha has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesotha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesotha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lesotha is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Lesotha is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 33 percent reside.

Lesotha Last Name Statistics demography

Lesotha earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning R 275,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesota92113/
Lesotho86572/
Leshota86356/
Letsota86261/
Lesutha86159/
Lesoeta864/
Lesetha863/
Lisotha862/
Leshotho80110/
Letsohta801/
Leshutha801/
Lasota7713,800/
Lisota77306/
Lysota77218/
Leseta7755/
Lesoto7739/
Lesote7721/
Lejota7718/
Losota779/
Lecota770/
Letshotho754/
Lissoutha751/
Lyasota71661/
Liasota71582/
Lassota71504/
Lisotta71271/
Leshuta71110/
Lechota7173/
Lesioti7159/
Lasotta7142/
Lasiota7136/
Lissota7134/
Lesoiti7129/
Lesoeti7122/
Leshoto7122/
Laszota7119/
Leshata7113/
Lisatha7110/
Lesaeta718/
Leiseta717/
Lesutho717/
Leysoto714/
Lesoite714/
Lesoito714/
Lesotey714/
Lezotta713/
Lesiuta713/
Leshoti713/
Letsata712/
Lesseta711/
Lesetau711/
Lessata711/
Lyshota711/
Lesoete711/
Lesuthe711/
Leseeta711/
Lezothi711/
Lesetho711/
Lesuthy711/
Lasouta711/
Lasotai711/
Lisutha711/
Lesotte711/
Lesetta710/
Leashoto67170/
Lassotta67136/
Lesiotis67135/
Lesiotou6721/
Lyassota678/
Leshatti674/
Lsoto674/
Letshoti674/
Letshata672/
Lassouta672/
Lahsotta672/
Lischota671/
Lissotta671/
Leeseeta671/
Lasethay671/
Leshatho671/
Lechothi671/
Letsoiti671/
Lsata671/
Luisothe670/

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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 Lesotha
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