Tsotsi Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tsotsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsotsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6121:88,52610,855
Greece1321:83,93814,173
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Tsotsi (1,526) may also be a first name.

Tsotsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsotsi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsotsi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 394,201st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Tsotsi are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tsotsi is also the 198,636th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,526 people.

Tsotsi is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 88,526. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa Tsotsi occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 15 percent reside and Botswana, where 10 percent reside.

Tsotsi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tsotsi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning R 213,036 per year and in United States they earn 192.11% more than the national average, earning $126,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsoutsi92267/
Tsotsis92226/
Tsiotsi9236/
Tsotsie924/
Tsoetsi922/
Tsoitsi921/
Tshotsi921/
Tsosi91258/
Tsoutsis86557/
Tshotshi86111/
Tsiotsis8666/
Tsiotsie8615/
Tsoitsoi861/
Tsatsi836,371/
Tsosie833,110/
Tsotsa831,073/
Ts'osi83161/
Tsousi8390/
Tsetsi8353/
Tshosi8345/
Tsotse8330/
Tjotsi8326/
Tsoisi8314/
T'Sosi837/
Tsutsi833/
Tso'si832/
Tsosit831/
Tsosei831/
Tsossi831/
Tsotsy831/
Thsosi831/
Tsoshi831/
Tsutsui7751,123/
Tsatsis77628/
Tsoutsa77391/
Tsousis77308/
Tshoshi77205/
Tsutsei7788/
Tsatsai7732/
Tsetsei7731/
Tsoutse7717/
Tshetsi7715/
Tsutsis7711/
Tsotsha778/
Tsatsie776/
Tsotses773/
Tsuoshi772/
Tsoussi772/
Tsutsai772/
Tsossei771/
Tsiotsa771/
Tseetsi771/
Tsatshi771/
Tsautsi771/
Tshotse771/
Tshatsi771/
Tsiotse771/
Tsasi73229/
Tsosa73109/
Tsose7333/
Tsosy7318/
Tsoxi7310/
Tšosi739/
Cotsi738/
Zotsi737/
Csosi734/
Tsozi731/
Tshotsha71192/
Tshatshi71171/
Tshotshe7119/
Tshetshi718/
Tsoussis714/
Tsustsui714/
Tsuitsui713/
Tshutshi712/
Tsoutseu711/
Tsatsaia711/
Tsetse672,496/
Dzotsi671,940/
Tsatsa671,869/
Tshose671,409/
Tshosa67624/
Tshozi67350/
Tsatse67327/
Tsutsa67282/
Tsasis67170/
Tsassi67120/
Tjotji67100/
Tshasi6791/
Tzotzi6749/
Tzatsi6730/
Tsochi6720/
Ts'ets'ei6711/
Ts'osa679/
Tsuzoi679/
Tsatzi677/
Tsatji677/
Tjatsi677/
Csoszi676/
Tsausi675/
Zotshi672/
Tchosi672/
Tseusi672/
Tsotza672/
Chotsi672/
Tsetsy671/
Tzousi671/
Zoitsi671/
Zsoszi671/
T'Set'sei671/
T'Sosa671/
Tsouzi671/
Tssasi671/
Tshautshi671/
Tsutse671/
Coutsi671/
Thsosa671/
Thsose671/
Tsahsi671/
Coitsi671/

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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 Tsotsi
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