Machesetsa Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Machesetsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 212 | 1:9,588 | 2,170 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Machesetsa (17) may also be a first name.
Machesetsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machesetsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machesetsa is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Machesetsa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machesetsa? popularity and diffusion
Machesetsa is the 1,129,067th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machesetsa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Machesetsa is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 9,588. In Lesotho Machesetsa is mostly found in: Quthing District, where 35 percent are found, Leribe District, where 20 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 14 percent are found. Beside Lesotho Machesetsa is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machisetsa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Machechesa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Macheshisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machechisa | 70 | 12 | / |
| Masheshisa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Machechecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshetshisa | 64 | 6 | / |
| Machijisa | 63 | 18 | / |
| Masesedza | 63 | 2 | / |
| MacHisaza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Machashaza | 60 | 1 | / |
| Masegesa | 56 | 22 | / |
| Masiceca | 56 | 1 | / |
| Majegeza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Masisiza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Magegeza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Machigiza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Machixiza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matshigisa | 50 | 16 | / |
| Mashegesho | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Machesetsa
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