Mosotho Surname

96,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mosotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3871:15,9962,025
Lesotho1,2221:1,663169
Botswana3091:7,0771,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mosotho (1,942) may also be a first name.

Mosotho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosotho is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosotho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,529th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,479,404 people. The surname Mosotho is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosotho live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,074th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,942 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3,387 people, or 1 in 15,996. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 27 percent live, Limpopo, where 25 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.

Mosotho Last Name Statistics demography

Mosotho earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning R 134,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshotho9324/
Mosothoi931/
Mmosotho931/
Mosootho931/
Mosoto92111/
Motshotho8811/
Motsoto86213/
Mosoito86185/
Mosutho8647/
Mosetho8623/
Masotho8612/
Moscoto865/
Mosotto863/
Moshoto863/
Mosotha862/
Mozotho861/
Mojotho861/
Moussoutho821/
Mossotto80182/
Moscotto8058/
Masootho8039/
Mashotho802/
Moscouto801/
Motshoto801/
Mosota771,540/
Masoto77121/
Musoto7740/
Moxoto7712/
Mojoto779/
Mesoto778/
Mocoto777/
Mozoto776/
Moschotos7531/
Moschotou754/
Moschotto751/
Masotto711,056/
Musotto71861/
Mashoto71229/
Mutsoto71210/
Mascoto7165/
Massoto7153/
Mosutha7150/
Meshoto7135/
Macotho7125/
Masotha7114/
Motjoto7113/
Matsoto7110/
Mosetha7110/
Majotho715/
Mochoto715/
Mussoto715/
Masatho714/
Masooto714/
Mosotta713/
Mushoto713/
Masutho712/
Masetho712/
Moussoutou712/
Moscota712/
Musutho711/
Masoito711/
Mosotat711/
Mosatot711/
Masotou711/
Mouzoto711/
Mascotto67780/
Mashotha67143/
Massotto6772/
Mussotto6760/
Moschota6717/
Meshotto6712/
Moscotta6710/
Mochotop678/
Machotho675/
Matshoto672/
'Masetho671/
Messotou671/
Mousatha671/
Moseetha671/
Mascooto671/

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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 Mosotho
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