Letsota Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Letsota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 259 | 1:7,848 | 1,729 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Letsota (38) may also be a first name.
Letsota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Letsota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Letsota occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Letsota click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Letsota? popularity and diffusion
The last name Letsota is the 985,740th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Letsota reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 7,848. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 58 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent are found and Maseru District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho Letsota is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letsohta | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lesota | 92 | 113 | / |
| Leshota | 86 | 356 | / |
| Lesotha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Letsata | 86 | 2 | / |
| Letshoti | 80 | 4 | / |
| Letshata | 80 | 2 | / |
| Letsoiti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lisota | 77 | 306 | / |
| Lysota | 77 | 218 | / |
| Lesoto | 77 | 39 | / |
| Lecota | 77 | 0 | / |
| Letshotho | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lesotho | 71 | 572 | / |
| Lisotta | 71 | 271 | / |
| Lechota | 71 | 73 | / |
| Lissota | 71 | 34 | / |
| Leshoto | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lazetta | 71 | 16 | / |
| Leshata | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lecatta | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lizetta | 71 | 7 | / |
| Leysoto | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lesotey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lesoito | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lezotta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lisotha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Letjata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Letsati | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lyshota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lessata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Letsuti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Letshuti | 67 | 189 | / |
| Leashoto | 67 | 170 | / |
| Leshotho | 67 | 110 | / |
| Lesiotou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Latshata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letshute | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letsasti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luizetta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layzetta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leazetta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lissotta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lischota | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Letsota
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