Linotsi Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Linotsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linotsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Linotsi (8) may also be a first name.

Linotsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linotsi is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Linotsi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linotsi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Linotsi are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 8 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho Linotsi is most prevalent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 50 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 50 percent live. Apart from Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linosi92293/
Linossi86269/
Lingosi8634/
Lainosi861/
Lingoshi808/
Leinhosi801/
Lingossi801/
Linossie800/
Linoci77192/
Linose7734/
Linosa7733/
Linasi7731/
Lenosi775/
Linassi71252/
Linasih7178/
Linhose7144/
Lingasi7134/
Linozzi7127/
Linosay7111/
Lenossi718/
Linosey713/
Lunatsi712/
Lingose712/
Lignose711/
Lenosis711/
Linoise711/
Lengosi711/
Lainosa711/
Linhasi711/
Linasip711/
Lingashi6738/
Linocier6715/
Lignassi6711/
Linatser678/
Lisnasih676/
Legnossi671/
Lingasai671/
Linousse671/
Lingatse671/
Linoussa671/
Lehnossi671/
Leinhose671/
Leinasei671/
Linatsha671/
Lenoussi671/
Lengossi671/
Linhouse670/

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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 Linotsi
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