Oetsi Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Oetsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oetsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1281:15,8793,448
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Oetsi (119) may also be a first name.

Oetsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oetsi occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oetsi.

How Common Is The Last Name Oetsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oetsi is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oetsi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 119 people.

The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 15,879. In Lesotho Oetsi is primarily found in: Berea District, where 75 percent live, Leribe District, where 19 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Oetsi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Suriname, where 1 percent live.

Oetsi Last Name Statistics demography

Oetsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.34% less than the national average, earning R 34,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etsi891,273/
Otsi89264/
Oesi89117/
Otsui80564/
Otsai80285/
Oetji80199/
Goesi8083/
Eetsi8044/
Etshi8042/
Hotsi8038/
Otsoi8020/
Hetsi8018/
Yetsi8012/
Eitsi8010/
Uetsi808/
Ohesi806/
Outsi806/
Oeshi805/
Otsie805/
Eatsi804/
Etsie803/
Oejsi801/
Etsai801/
Etsei801/
Oesie801/
Hoesi801/
Oessi801/
Otshi801/
Oesai801/
Etsui801/
Eytsi801/
Goetschi77417/
Ohetshie774/
Hoetsier770/
Hotsyi73187/
Iyotsi73137/
Hetsoi73122/
Oyatsi7374/
Hetsyi7354/
Goessi7349/
Yetshi7341/
Hotsai7336/
Goutsi7335/
Iyetsi7327/
Outsis736/
Eiatsi734/
Heitsi734/
Geytsi733/
Goetzi733/
Oessio732/
Hetshi732/
Ouetse732/
Oetser731/
Houtsi731/
Hoesie731/
Owesci731/
Owetse731/
Oheshi731/
Oeyshi731/
Ejotsi731/
Etshui731/
Eyetsi731/
Awetsi731/
Ayetsi731/
Oeshie731/
Ojiesi731/
Uetshi731/
Eiitsi731/
Goitsi731/
Hetsai731/
Hetsui731/
Hetsie730/
Outsie730/
Goetse730/
Aetsit730/
Hotsie730/
Goettschi711/
Etse679,758/
Otse672,990/
Atsi671,765/
Utsi671,713/
Etzi671,509/
Otsa67629/
Ozei67533/
Oese67381/
Hoetjes67188/
Osci67139/
Oestges6760/
Aesi6750/
Iyotshi6741/
Ohetshe6741/
Ohetsha6727/
Otzi6723/
Ocsi6720/
Heitsyi679/
Oettjes678/
Oitesoi676/
Otsy675/
Etsy674/
Otci673/
Ocei673/
Edsi673/
Hettsui673/
Otsiayi673/
Goetseh672/
Hoetchi672/
Oeci672/
Hoesier671/
Hoessis671/
Eutsier671/
Hoeschi671/
Iyetshi671/
Ezsi671/
Aetsait671/
Ayotshi671/
Goutshi671/
Etçi671/

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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 Oetsi
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