Moqosi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Moqosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Moqosi (15) may also be a first name.
Moqosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moqosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moqosi is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moqosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moqosi is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Moqosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moqosi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 88 percent live and Leribe District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live.
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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 Moqosi
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