Monontsi Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Monontsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monontsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho721:28,2305,446
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407

The alternate forms: Monontši (7) are calculated separately.

Monontsi (15) may also be a first name.

Monontsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monontsi is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Monontši. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monontsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monontsi is the 1,755,741st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Monontsi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 15 people.

The last name Monontsi is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho Monontsi is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 82 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 7 percent reside and Maseru District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Monontsi is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent reside.

Monontsi Last Name Statistics demography

Monontsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.8% less than the national average, earning R 116,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monontši967/
Mononts'i9494/
Monont'si947/
Monontshi943/
Monantsi887/
Monontji881/
Monantshi8211/
Mangontshi782/
Monnantshi781/
Manantsi7515/
Manontsa752/
Mounounzi7155/
Mongondzi712/
Mounoundzi6785/
Monanzi673/
Manonzi671/

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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 Monontsi
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