Mokopotsa Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Mokopotsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 304 | 1:6,686 | 1,424 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Mokopotsa (35) may also be a first name.
Mokopotsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokopotsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mokopotsa is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokopotsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mokopotsa is the 811,192nd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokopotsa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mokopotsa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 6,686. In Lesotho Mokopotsa is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 45 percent live, Berea District, where 29 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 20 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makopotsa | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mokopotsi | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mkpots | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mokuputsa | 78 | 19 | / |
| Mogopotso | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mkpetsa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mokhuputsa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mkpoutassa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makopets | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makpotso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makapots | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokbotso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhoboetsi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mokobetsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makobetsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhopheetsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhapeetsa | 60 | 3 | / |
| Macopoza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Makhapheetsa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maqaphatsa | 53 | 22 | / |
| Maqhaphatsa | 50 | 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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- 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 Mokopotsa
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