Matso'ele Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Matso'ele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matso'ele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matso'ele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matso'ele is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matso'ele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matso'ele live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Matso'ele is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho Matso'ele is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 50 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 42 percent reside and Maseru District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsoele | 94 | 875 | / |
| Mats'oele | 89 | 475 | / |
| Mat'soele | 89 | 87 | / |
| Matshoele | 89 | 18 | / |
| Matsoe'le | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mats'oelee | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matšoele | 82 | 33 | / |
| Matsoeli | 82 | 28 | / |
| Mashoele | 82 | 19 | / |
| Motsoele | 82 | 13 | / |
| Matsóele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maisoele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masoel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motsoetle | 78 | 15 | / |
| Motsoeile | 78 | 7 | / |
| Matsohela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mots'oele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masuoelle | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masoeli | 75 | 28 | / |
| Mosoele | 75 | 18 | / |
| Masaele | 75 | 10 | / |
| Motso'ehli | 74 | 3 | / |
| Motsoeli | 71 | 236 | / |
| Moshoele | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mashaele | 71 | 11 | / |
| Massoela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashoeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaelie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosoeley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masael | 67 | 90 | / |
| Motsoehli | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mots'oeli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mosoel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Motsohela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Motshoeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazoel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mot'soeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshaeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maschaele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motsoheli | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Matso'ele
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