Tsotswana Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tsotswana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tsotswana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Tsotswana Last Name Facts

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

Tsotswana occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tsotswana.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsotswana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Tsotswana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsotswana live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Tsotswana is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kasese District, where 96 percent are found and Bundibugyo District, where 4 percent are found. Barring Uganda Tsotswana exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshotshwana901/
Tsutswana8935/
Tsotswane891/
Tshutshwana8037/
Tshocwana782/
Zozwana6372/
Cocwana631/
Zatsuhana5616/
Dzodzwana561/
Zezwana5020/
Zozwano501/
Zuzwana501/
Zozwane501/
Zozwani501/
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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 Tsotswana
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