Msotho Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Msotho (42) may also be a first name.

Msotho Last Name Facts

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

Msotho is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msotho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Msotho occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msotho are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Msotho is also the 1,566,439th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Msotho is mostly found in: Free State, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent reside.

Msotho Last Name Statistics demography

Msotho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.49% less than the national average, earning R 86,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msothoo921/
Msoto9112/
Mzotho831,203/
Msutho8337/
Mxotho8317/
Mshoto834/
Mjotho832/
Mxhotho772/
Mzoto73145/
Msota734/
Mxoto732/
Mjoto731/
Mshota6731/
Msutha679/
Mchoto673/
Msatha673/
Mzatho673/
Mcouto673/
Mzotha671/
Mzutho671/
Msetha671/

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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
  • 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 Msotho
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