Masholoko Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Masholoko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 77 | 1:26,397 | 5,202 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Masholoko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masholoko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masholoko has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masholoko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masholoko are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Masholoko is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 26,397. In Lesotho Masholoko is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 45 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 36 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masoloko | 94 | 85 | / |
| Masohloko | 89 | 5 | / |
| Masholoka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Massoloko | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matsioloko | 84 | 125 | / |
| Masohlokoo | 84 | 1 | / |
| Masoloka | 82 | 71 | / |
| Maseloko | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mazoloko | 82 | 1 | / |
| Massaloko | 78 | 19 | / |
| Massoloka | 78 | 2 | / |
| Massolouka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masoluka | 71 | 274 | / |
| Maseleko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masaluko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masuluko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masoleka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massoulouka | 70 | 61 | / |
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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 Masholoko
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