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

Mtsotso occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtsotso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 449,013th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. Mtsotso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtsotso live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 71,949. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Mtsotso occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

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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