Msothu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Msothu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msoethu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msuthu | 83 | 2,554 | / |
| Mxothu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Msethu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Msothoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msutu | 73 | 4,329 | / |
| Msetu | 73 | 157 | / |
| Msatu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mjathu | 67 | 314 | / |
| Mzathu | 67 | 251 | / |
| Mxuthu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Mcathu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mzuthu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mshatu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mxathu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxhuthu | 62 | 15 | / |
| Hmshatu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mxutu | 55 | 362 | / |
| Mcutu | 55 | 45 | / |
| Mzatu | 55 | 33 | / |
| Mjatu | 55 | 6 | / |
| Mjutu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Mzutu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mxatu | 55 | 1 | / |
| McAtu | 55 | 0 | / |
| Mxhutu | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mchutu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Msothu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis