Sesotho Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sesotho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sesotho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sesotho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sesotho is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sesotho? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sesotho is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Sesotho is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sesotho are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Excluding Botswana Sesotho is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setsoto | 86 | 103 | / |
| Sesutho | 86 | 28 | / |
| Sisoutho | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zeszotho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seesutho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seshotto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sosoto | 77 | 17 | / |
| Sisoto | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gesoto | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sasoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sesota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zesoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sitshotho | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shosoto | 71 | 565 | / |
| Sicotho | 71 | 8 | / |
| Cissoto | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sesatha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sixotho | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sassoto | 71 | 3 | / |
| Secotto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sisutho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sisotto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siscoto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jesoito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sisotha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shasoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssesota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gesotto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sitsoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sisuttho | 67 | 151 | / |
| Sichotho | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gesiotto | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cescotto | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rzeszoto | 67 | 19 | / |
| Siscotto | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sitshoto | 67 | 9 | / |
| Siscouto | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rzesotto | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sixhotho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sisathop | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cessotto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssesotta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sciscoto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisotous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsecouto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cissotto | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sesotho
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