Putsoane Surname

302,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Putsoane Surname User-submission:

Putsoane is a Sesotho surname meaning 'paid'. Putswa'a common word used when someone has to be paid, whether money or any form of prize. Originating from their custom of winning over cattle and livestock the great ancestors where therefore deemed the 'paid' in Sesotho they were called boPutsoane.

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Putsoane Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho8001:2,541364
South Africa4331:125,12214,733
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Putsoane (133) may also be a first name.

Putsoane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Putsoane is a Sesotho surname meaning 'paid'. Putswa'a common word used when someone has to be paid, whether money or any form of prize. Originating from their custom of winning over cattle and livestock the great ancestors where therefore deemed the 'paid' in Sesotho they were called boPutsoane.

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Putsoane Demographics

Average Putsoane Salary in
South Africa

R 138,192

Per year
Rank:
104,298 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000523853
Rank: 19,518 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
58.15%
Sample size: 95 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Putsoane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Putsoane is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putsoane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Putsoane is the 302,831st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,816,078 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Putsoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Putsoane is also the 804,402nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 133 people.

The surname Putsoane is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 800 people, or 1 in 2,541. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 24 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 19 percent live and Leribe District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Putsoane occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Putsoane Last Name Statistics demography

Putsoane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.85% less than the national average, earning R 138,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phutsoane944/
Pusoane932/
Putsoan932/
Phutshoane8914/
Pitsoane88467/
Phusoane8872/
Putsoana884/
Puisoane881/
Potsoane881/
Phitsoane8222/
Photsoane824/
Posoane8015/
Pudsoan801/
Phits'oane7811/
Phit'soane781/
Phosoane7528/
Poshoane751/
Potsoana751/
Pitsaone751/
Pushoang751/
Phoshoane71134/
Phoosoane711/
Photsoana711/
Posoana671/
Pičoane671/
Picioane6328/
Phosoana631/
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