Moshoeshoe Surname

55,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moshoeshoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moshoeshoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,9141:11,0251,375
Lesotho4,0141:50619
Botswana2591:8,4441,491
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Moshoëshoe (1) are calculated separately.

Moshoeshoe (1,844) may also be a first name.

Moshoeshoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moshoeshoe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms: Moshoëshoe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moshoeshoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moshoeshoe is the 55,033rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 788,695 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Moshoeshoe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 177,593rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 1,844 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,914 people, or 1 in 11,025. In South Africa Moshoeshoe is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 32 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 16 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 43 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Moshoeshoe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moshoeshoe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning R 171,648 per year and in United States they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning $23,100 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moshoeshoe
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