Moshao Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moshao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moshao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2711:7,5001,638
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Moshao (218) may also be a first name.

Moshao Last Name Facts

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

Moshao is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moshao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 643,972nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname Moshao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moshao live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moshao is also the 611,412th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 218 people.

The last name Moshao is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 7,500. In Lesotho Moshao is mostly found in: Mafeteng District, where 30 percent reside, Leribe District, where 26 percent reside and Maseru District, where 23 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 42 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Moshao Last Name Statistics demography

Moshao earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.42% less than the national average, earning R 122,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshaoa92122/
Motshao921/
Moushao921/
Mosao9190/
Mashao838,585/
Mushao83149/
Moisao8369/
Mochao8329/
Moshoa834/
Mosaou832/
Mosoho831/
Mosaoi831/
Meshao831/
Motsao831/
Mosoha831/
Mosaoy831/
Mushaho77137/
Mosaood775/
Moshooh774/
Moshuoo773/
Mouchao773/
Mashaoa773/
Mousaoi772/
Meshaoh772/
Matshao772/
Mashaho772/
Mashaoo771/
Mossoho771/
Moussao771/
Motsoho771/
Mousaos771/
Mousaoz771/
Mossaou771/
Moshoad771/
Moshoua771/
Moosaou771/
Musao738,849/
Masao731,812/
Mosoa73110/
Mesao7357/
Mozao731/
Moussaou7121/
Moshoood7115/
Moussaoi717/
Moussoho716/
Mousoaha715/
Moshoaha714/
Mosahood712/
Mousahou712/
Mousaous712/
Mossahou712/
Maashaho711/
Moshayya711/
Mushayio711/
Moshuood711/
Mouchaou711/
Mushaaho711/
Muhshaho711/
Mousaoud711/
Mashaood711/
Masaod6713,908/
Massao674,371/
Machao67598/
Masoha67513/
Masaoy67485/
Moussahou67466/
Mochoa67217/
Muchao67203/
Matsao6796/
Masiao6784/
Masoho6747/
Mosioa6743/
Mossoa6735/
Musoho6730/
Masaou6717/
Meshoa6714/
Mosoea677/
Messao675/
Masaao675/
Mahsahaao675/
Masaoi674/
Mashoa674/
Mosoua673/
Mazoha672/
Muysao672/
Mouzao672/
Musoha672/
Muzoho671/
Moussauoi671/
Mosàoi671/
Mussao671/
Mosooa671/
Musaod671/
Masshaoud671/
Mahzao671/
Moutchaou671/
Mousaahou671/
Mosuoa671/
Moizao671/
Mozaou671/
Motsoa671/
Mosoeo671/
Mosoad671/
Meesao671/
Mahsahaoo671/

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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 Moshao
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