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 last name Matso'ele is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matso'ele? popularity and diffusion
Matso'ele is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matso'ele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 50 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 42 percent are found and Maseru District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Matso'ele is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
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
- 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 Matso'ele
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