Mosetlelo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mosetlelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosetlelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mosetlelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosetlelo is found most in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosetlelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mosetlelo is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Mosetlelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosetlelo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maselelo828/
Mosilelo821/
Mosehlela7812/
Mosielela788/
Masehlelo786/
Masielelo781/
Motselela781/
Maselela712,964/
Masilelo7115/
Mosilela7111/
Mogelela711/
Mojelela711/
Maslello711/
Masehlela67221/
Matselela6751/
Machelelo6733/
Masihlelo679/
Mashelela674/
Mashilelo671/
Masetlala671/

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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 Mosetlelo
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