Thetso Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thetso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thetso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1331:15,2823,323
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Thetso (521) may also be a first name.

Thetso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thetso occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thetso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Thetso occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thetso reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 369,942nd most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 521 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 15,282. In Lesotho Thetso is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 41 percent are found, Berea District, where 25 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theetso9287/
Thetsho921/
Thetsuo921/
Tetso91227/
Tetsuo83361/
Thetsa83230/
Tetsop83147/
Taetso83121/
Tetsos8324/
Thitso837/
Tetsoh831/
Tettso831/
Thatso831/
Tetsou831/
Tetsios77110/
Thetcho7727/
Thatsoi778/
Thotsio774/
Thotsho773/
Teitsop773/
Thetsha772/
Thatsho771/
Testsuo771/
Tetsa73436/
Totso73101/
Tatso7376/
Titso7363/
Tetco7313/
Tecso7312/
Tetzo732/
Tedso730/
Thietsia711/
Tetshoth710/
Thotsa671,179/
Thatsa67226/
Tatsuo67205/
Teetsa67148/
Thitsa6780/
Tezsoy6770/
Teitsa6765/
Teytsa6740/
Teutsa6726/
Tetcho6719/
Thiezo673/
Thecho672/
Tatsoi672/
Titsoa672/
Titsop672/
Tietsa672/
Tecsio672/
Tetsap672/
Tatsio672/
Totsho672/
Tatsoy671/
Tietzo671/
Teacso671/
Thezou671/
Tyotso671/
Tetsas671/
Tetsia671/
Tetzoh671/
Totsio671/
Tittso671/
Teatsooth670/

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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 Thetso
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