Moketetsa Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moketetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moketetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho811:25,0935,019
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933

Moketetsa (15) may also be a first name.

Moketetsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moketetsa is most common in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moketetsa.

How Common Is The Last Name Moketetsa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moketetsa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moketetsa is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 25,093. In Lesotho Moketetsa is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 44 percent reside, Berea District, where 30 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 22 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent reside.

Moketetsa Last Name Statistics demography

Moketetsa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.05% less than the national average, earning R 161,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maketetsa8910/
Moketetsi891/
Mokatetso788/
Makatetso673/
Mokhothotso60156/
Makhathatsa6018/
Makhothatsa6017/
Maketezo591/
Mochiteza564/
Makhetiche532/
Makhathatso5011/
Makhothatso503/

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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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  • 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 Moketetsa
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