Masothonyane Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masothonyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Masothonyane Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho991:20,5314,267
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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

The surname Masothonyane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masothonyane? popularity and diffusion

Masothonyane is the 1,839,022nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masothonyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masothonyane is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 20,531. In Lesotho Masothonyane is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 77 percent reside, Leribe District, where 19 percent reside and Berea District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masoothonyane9615/
Masothoanyane961/
Mosothonyane922/
Masothonyana921/
Masoothanyane881/
Masithenyane834/
Mosethanyane751/
Mesutthinan6178/

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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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