Moqhotsa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moqhotsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moqhotsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Moqhotsa (28) may also be a first name.

Moqhotsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moqhotsa is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moqhotsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moqhotsa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Moqhotsa is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Moqhotsa is most prevalent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 71 percent live, Berea District, where 14 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 14 percent live. Besides Lesotho Moqhotsa exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhotsa881/
Moqosa863/
Mokhotsoa82458/
Moqhoisha8224/
Maqhotsha821/
Mokhosa8060/
Mokotsa805/
Maqhosa802/
Moqhasa801/
Makhotsa75689/
Mooketsa75374/
Mokhosoa75285/
Mokhotso75236/
Maqhosha75186/
Mocotsha757/
Mokotsha751/
Maqotsha751/
Mok'hosa751/
Mokotsea751/
Mokosa711,079/
Moqasa71194/
Makhoetsa719/
Mocosa717/
Maqhatsha715/
Makhots'a711/
Moscosa674,013/
Mokotso671,108/
Mokatsa67466/
Makotsa67240/
Makhosa6791/
Mokoisa6790/
Maqhasa6743/
Moqacha6714/
Mookosa6710/
Mokosza6710/
Moketsa678/
Mokosai678/
Mokossa678/
Maqhoza676/
Mokhoza674/
Mokosoa674/
Mokgosa674/
Mokhasa673/
Mozcosa673/
Mcotsha672/
Moukosa671/
Makohsa671/
Mokhoca671/
Moqasat671/
Mokosay671/
Mokosia671/
Maqatsa671/
Maqhoso671/
Mogqasa671/
Mookasa671/

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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 Moqhotsa
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