Posholi Surname

105,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Posholi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posholi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3,8991:52121
South Africa5261:102,99912,461
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Posholi (355) may also be a first name.

Posholi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posholi is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posholi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,676th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,645,416 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Posholi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Posholi is also the 462,374th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 355 people.

The surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 3,899 people, or 1 in 521. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 31 percent are found, Maseru District, where 18 percent are found and Berea District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Posholi Last Name Statistics demography

Posholi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.96% less than the national average, earning R 192,588 per year.

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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 Posholi
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