Mtsotso Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

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

Mtsotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtsotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7531:71,9498,964
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mtsotso (10) may also be a first name.

Mtsotso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtsotso occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtsotso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtsotso is the 449,013th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtsotso are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtsotso is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Mtsotso is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 71,949. In South Africa Mtsotso is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Mtsotso Last Name Statistics demography

Mtsotso earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.05% less than the national average, earning R 118,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtsotsho933/
Mtshotso931/
Mtsoso921/
Mtshotsho8894/
Mthsothso882/
Mtshotsoa881/
Mtsotsa862/
Mtsetso861/
Mtshotshoa828/
Mtshatsho7538/
Mzotsho71351/
Mtsutsa71128/
Mtsatsa7132/
Mtsosha717/
Mtshoco717/
Mtshaso714/
Mtjotjo711/
Mtchotsa671/

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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 Mtsotso
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