Qhotsokoane Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Qhotsokoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Qhotsokoane 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
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Qhotsokoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qhotsokoane is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qhotsokoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qhotsokoane is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhotsokoane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 75,280. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 52 percent reside, Leribe District, where 22 percent reside and Berea District, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

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
Qhotsoakoane961/
Kotsokoane86410/
Kotsokwane76148/
Kotjokoane765/
Khotsikian673/
Kotsokwana672/

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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
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  • 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 Qhotsokoane
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