Mosothoane Surname

188,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mosothoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosothoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,4981:1,357115
South Africa7431:72,9189,080
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mosothoane (137) may also be a first name.

Mosothoane Last Name Facts

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

Mosothoane is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosothoane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,233rd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,243,234 people. The surname Mosothoane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosothoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most common first name world-wide It is held by 137 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,498 people, or 1 in 1,357. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Qacha's Nek District, where 40 percent reside, Leribe District, where 19 percent reside and Maseru District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mosothoane Last Name Statistics demography

Mosothoane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.77% less than the national average, earning R 178,764 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
  • 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 Mosothoane
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