Masoto Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho611:33,3216,091
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Masoto (93) may also be a first name.

Masoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masoto is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masoto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Masoto are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masoto is also the 986,211th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 93 people.

The surname Masoto is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 33,321. In Lesotho Masoto is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 97 percent are found, Maseru District, where 2 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Masoto Last Name Statistics demography

Masoto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.61% less than the national average, earning R 129,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masotto921,056/
Mashoto92229/
Mascoto9265/
Massoto9253/
Masotho9212/
Matsoto9210/
Masooto924/
Masotou921/
Masoito921/
Mascotto86780/
Massotto8672/
Mascouto8642/
Masootho8639/
Mashotho862/
Matshoto862/
Mascooto861/
Masota834,975/
Masato831,767/
Macoto831,374/
Masuto83660/
Maseto83547/
Mosoto83111/
Mazoto8386/
Majoto8363/
Mesoto838/
Maxoto831/
Massoetto801/
Mosotho774,926/
Masetto772,835/
Maesato772,592/
Maszota771,094/
Masotta77607/
Massato77434/
Masatod77429/
Matsuto77345/
Masheto77267/
Motsoto77213/
Mosoito77185/
Mazotto77157/
Mascota77105/
Mashato77103/
Mashuto77100/
Mashota7788/
Matsota7765/
Masutto7764/
Masatto7759/
Masieto7748/
Masutoh7747/
Masseto7740/
Masiota7738/
Meshoto7735/
Massota7727/
Macotho7725/
Macotto7724/
Magioto7722/
Machoto7721/
Masotas7720/
Mazzoto7719/
Masotha7714/
Massuto7712/
Maisato7711/
Masetoh7710/
Masatou778/
Mazioto777/
Maiseto775/
Moscoto775/
Majotho775/
Masotat775/
Mazotos774/
Masaeto774/
Mascôto774/
Mosotto773/
Moshoto773/
Marzoto771/
Masoota771/
Masotap771/
Masatoa771/
Masatoi771/
Masaato771/
Maicoto771/
Mauzoto771/
Marzotto711,594/
Massetto71278/
Mossotto71182/
Mashotha71143/
Maszotta71100/
Mazzotto7196/
Massouta7160/
Moscotto7158/
Mascheto7156/
Magiotto7133/
Moshotho7124/
Matsiota7122/
Massotta7119/
Maisatto7117/
Meshotto7112/
Mascotta718/
Matsotas718/
Maziotou718/
Maschota715/
Machotho715/
Masatosh714/
Masoutas713/
Matsatos712/
Massatou712/
Mashhato711/
Maziotto711/
Masootta711/
Massutto711/
Maggioto711/
Moscouto711/
Mashotas711/
Mazoutou711/
Mosootho711/
Messotou711/
Mmosotho711/
Matshota711/
Maichoto711/
Motshoto711/
Mosothoi711/
Maseetoh711/
Maciasto711/
Meisotto710/
Mosota671,540/
Mazeto67902/
Maggiotto67815/
Maseta67799/
Masuta67655/
Masata67313/
Mosato67209/
Mazota67188/
Massoteau67167/
Macota67163/
Moseto67120/
Majota67113/
Mazziotto6797/
Maschetto6779/
Maschotta6769/
Moschotos6731/
Mojato6727/
Matsiotas6726/
Majato6718/
Mosuto6715/
Moxoto6712/
Mazuto6710/
Mesota679/
Mojoto679/
Mocoto677/
Maissatou677/
Mozoto676/
Moceto675/
Mozeto674/
Moschotou674/
Maxota673/
Maxuto673/
Matchouto672/
Mascoutah671/
Maxato671/
Masoteaux671/
Moschotto671/
Massattou671/
Macotă671/
Maisaatou671/
Messoutou671/
Matshotha671/
Maichotto671/
Massatoch671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masoto
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