Masothonyane Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Masothonyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 99 | 1:20,531 | 4,267 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Masothonyane (43) may also be a first name.
Masothonyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masothonyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masothonyane is found most in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Masothonyane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masothonyane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masothonyane is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masothonyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 43 people.
The surname Masothonyane is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 20,531. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 77 percent are found, Leribe District, where 19 percent are found and Berea District, where 1 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masoothonyane | 96 | 15 | / |
| Masothoanyane | 96 | 1 | / |
| Mosothonyane | 92 | 2 | / |
| Masothonyana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masoothanyane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masithenyane | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mosethanyane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mesutthinan | 61 | 78 | / |
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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 Masothonyane
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