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
Sesotho is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sesotho? popularity and diffusion
Sesotho is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly 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.
Sesotho is most numerous in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Without taking into account Botswana it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
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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