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 more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posholi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Posholi is the 105,676th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,645,416 people. The 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 widely held first name internationally, borne by 355 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 3,899 people, or 1 in 521. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 31 percent reside, Maseru District, where 18 percent reside and Berea District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Posholi occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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