Mosokelo Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mosokelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosokelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho541:37,6406,590
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mosokelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosokelo is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosokelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Mosokelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosokelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mosokelo is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 37,640. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 65 percent are found, Quthing District, where 24 percent are found and Maseru District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mosokelo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis