Matsetse Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Matsetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4581:118,29214,071
Botswana3861:5,666901
Lesotho1261:16,1313,490
Uganda471:830,62338,869
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Matsetse (261) may also be a first name.

Matsetse Last Name Facts

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

Matsetse is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsetse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matsetse is the 351,042nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,014,000 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matsetse are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 261 people.

Matsetse is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 118,292. In South Africa Matsetse is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and North West, where 13 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 37 percent are found and Lesotho, where 12 percent are found.

Matsetse Last Name Statistics demography

Matsetse earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.8% less than the national average, earning R 116,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matseetse9429/
Matshetse9424/
Matsietse943/
Masetse934/
Matsese931/
Matshetshe89204/
Matsietsie898/
Matseatsea891/
Matsaetshe891/
Motsetse881,160/
Matseshe88768/
Matsitse88392/
Matsotse88199/
Matsatse8831/
Matsetsa884/
Matsiese884/
Matsetje882/
Matsiets881/
Masese8611,134/
Matses8668/
Masets8627/
Matsietsa82518/
Matshitse82458/
Matsietsi8259/
Motsoetse8215/
Matsheshe824/
Motshetse822/
Matshetsi822/
Mastseshe821/
Mots'etse821/
Matsotshe821/
Motsetsea821/
Moetsetse821/
Massese80136/
Mosetse8069/
Matseas8032/
Masetsa8020/
Matsyts8014/
Masesie8010/
Matsesh806/
Masiets805/
Matshietshie804/
Matshes803/
Massets803/
Matsies802/
Maseseh802/
Matseus802/
Maisese801/
Mahsese801/
Maseese801/
Maseser801/
Masesse801/
Mazetse801/
Matsise801/
Matsesa801/
Motsese801/
Matshetsha78129/
Mots'ets'e78125/
Matshatshe78104/
Motshetshe7819/
Mot'set'se789/
Matshitshe786/
Mot'sets'e781/
'Matsietsi781/
Mmatsoetsi781/
Mases771,027/
Matsitsa75408/
Matsatsi75256/
Matsitsi75174/
Massesse7576/
Motsetsi7566/
Matjetje7536/
Masheshe7534/
Masetshi7527/
Matsotsi7525/
Mashetsi7516/
Matsesha7513/
Mashetsa7512/
Masseuse7511/
Matseush754/
Masetsha754/
Matsytsa754/
Matshesa753/
Matshise752/
Maisesei751/
Matsheze751/
Matthses751/
Maiseuse751/
Macetshe751/
Maiseshe751/
Motsease751/
Motsetsa751/
Motjetse751/
Maseesee751/
Matchets750/
Matsches750/
Masesa719,454/
Mosese712,875/
Matsis71704/
Mazets71410/
Mayses71151/
Masses7170/
Motsietsi7129/
Motsoetsi7123/
Maseas7118/
Mauses7113/
Masees7110/
Maises717/
Matshitsa717/
Matshitsi717/
Mashes716/
Matchetts716/
Matshaise715/
Motjetsie714/
Matsys714/
Masesh713/
Masies713/
Mmatsatsi713/
Maseze712/
Maseus712/
Matsuitsi712/
Maisheshe711/
Maseis711/
Mat'seisa711/
Masheeshe711/
Mashetshi711/
Masecs711/
Masejs711/
Matsessaa711/
Matsiezie711/
Mmassesse711/
Masheishe711/
Mashietsi711/
Machetshe711/
Motsheise711/
Motshetje711/
Motshetsa711/
Motsitsie711/
Moetsetsi711/
Meases710/
Matshitshi67658/
Matsuis67275/
Masseus67226/
Masessa67178/
Mosetsa67132/
Matshotshi67127/
Masedze67101/
Mashece6788/
Massies6757/
Masseys6747/
Matsisa6745/
Maseehc6743/
Maseche6738/
Masseis6733/
Maseesh6730/
Mosiets6725/
Masches6724/
Mosetsi6724/
Massesa6720/
Mashesh6718/
Masheze6718/
Motsise6716/
Maseshi6710/
Matschiess6710/
Maisesh679/
Matshitsha678/
Mausesa677/
Moisese677/
Masesha675/
Mazhets675/
Moutsiesse675/
Matsezi674/
Mahases673/
Moseise673/
Maitsis672/
Matzeez672/
Metsaze672/
Masitse672/
Matsisi672/
Masheishei672/
Massess671/
Measies671/
Moseets671/
Masseas671/
Matchetche671/
Maseehz671/
Masesay671/
Matshitshy671/
Moshets671/
'Mosese671/
Moseseh671/
Mashexe671/
Motshedtsi671/
Motshoetsi671/
Mashees671/
Mascies671/
Matsiss671/
Mathsis670/

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Footnotes

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