Lesotho Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lesotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3581:151,33417,161
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Lesotho921:22,0934,562
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lesotho (55) may also be a first name.

Lesotho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesotho is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesotho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 556,360th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname Lesotho is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lesotho are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lesotho is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name globally It is held by 55 people.

Lesotho is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 151,334. In South Africa Lesotho is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 61 percent reside, North West, where 29 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 6 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 19 percent reside and Lesotho, where 16 percent reside.

Lesotho Last Name Statistics demography

Lesotho earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.05% less than the national average, earning R 185,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshotho93110/
Lesoto9239/
Letshotho884/
Leshoto8622/
Lesutho867/
Lesoito864/
Leysoto864/
Lesotha863/
Lesetho861/
Lsoto834/
Leashoto80170/
Lesiotou8021/
Leshatho801/
Lesota77113/
Lecoto77101/
Losoto775/
Lasoto774/
Lisoto774/
Lsotto771/
L'Soto771/
Lejoto771/
Leisathoi751/
Leshota71356/
Lisotto71290/
Letsota71261/
Lesutha71159/
Leijoto71128/
Lashoto7134/
Leishathoi7113/
Lesoeta714/
Lesetha713/
Lechoto712/
Lisotha712/
Lyasoto711/
Losoito711/
Lisatho711/
Luisotto67271/
Loisotto6792/
Lisiotto673/
Lysiotou673/
Letsohta671/
Leshutha671/
Lisiotou671/

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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 Lesotho
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