Lesoto Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Lesoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lesoto (29) may also be a first name.
Lesoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lesoto (Russian: Лесото) occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lesoto.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesoto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Lesoto are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 29 people.
The last name Lesoto is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Apart from Botswana Lesoto is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 92 | 572 | / |
| Leshoto | 92 | 22 | / |
| Lesoito | 92 | 4 | / |
| Leysoto | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lsoto | 91 | 4 | / |
| Leashoto | 86 | 170 | / |
| Leshotho | 86 | 110 | / |
| Lesiotou | 86 | 21 | / |
| Lesota | 83 | 113 | / |
| Lecoto | 83 | 101 | / |
| Losoto | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lasoto | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lisoto | 83 | 4 | / |
| Leseto | 83 | 2 | / |
| L'Soto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lejoto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lsotto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lesuto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Letshotho | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leshota | 77 | 356 | / |
| Lisotto | 77 | 290 | / |
| Letsota | 77 | 261 | / |
| Leseeto | 77 | 212 | / |
| Leijoto | 77 | 128 | / |
| Lesheto | 77 | 44 | / |
| Lashoto | 77 | 34 | / |
| Lesoeta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lesotha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lechoto | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lyasoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Losoito | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leaseto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luisotto | 71 | 271 | / |
| Loisotto | 71 | 92 | / |
| Lashouto | 71 | 24 | / |
| Lesiatoi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lisiotto | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lysiotou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Letsohta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lisiotou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leasatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lasota | 67 | 13,800 | / |
| Loseto | 67 | 471 | / |
| Lisota | 67 | 306 | / |
| Licoto | 67 | 276 | / |
| Lysota | 67 | 218 | / |
| Lisato | 67 | 156 | / |
| Leseta | 67 | 55 | / |
| Lozato | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lejota | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lixoto | 67 | 12 | / |
| Losota | 67 | 9 | / |
| L'Sato | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lyseto | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lizoto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lazoto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liseto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lecota | 67 | 0 | / |
Lesoto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lesoto in the Russian language | ||
| Лесото | lesoto | - |
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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 Lesoto
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