Sentsonyane Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sentsonyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sentsonyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Sentšonyane (1) are calculated separately.

Sentsonyane (16) may also be a first name.

Sentsonyane Last Name Facts

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

Sentsonyane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Sentšonyane. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sentsonyane.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentsonyane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sentsonyane is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sentsonyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sentsonyane is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 96,788. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 62 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 24 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Sentsonyane is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

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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
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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 Sentsonyane
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