Paterone Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Paterone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paterone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Paterone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paterone is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paterone? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Paterone is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Paterone are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 53,488. In Lesotho it is most common in: Maseru District, where 76 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

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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 Paterone
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