Tsotsotso Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsotsotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsotsotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1431:47,4006,033
Lesotho621:32,7836,032
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Tšotšotšo (4) & Tsótsótsó (1) are calculated separately.

Tsotsotso (14) may also be a first name.

Tsotsotso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsotsotso (Russian: Цоцоцо) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as: Tšotšotšo or Tsótsótsó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsotsotso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 310,992nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,017,792 people. The last name Tsotsotso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsotsotso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,143 people, or 1 in 47,400. In South Africa Tsotsotso is most numerous in: Free State, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Tsotsotso Last Name Statistics demography

Tsotsotso earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.51% less than the national average, earning R 184,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsotshotsho901/
Tšotšotšo894/
Tsotsotsa892/
Tsotsatso891/
Tsótsótsó891/
Ts'ots'ots'o8664/
Tshotshotsho8618/
T'Sot'sot'so8612/
Tsiotsousa742/
Tshotsoza671/

Tsotsotso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsotsotso in the Russian language
Цоцоцоcococo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsotsotso
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