Mogotsi Surname

32,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mogotsi Surname User-submission:

The Mogotsi surname means 'one who is lighting fire' or 'friend'.

Mogotsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa12,3721:4,379564
Botswana3,1941:68513
Namibia6891:3,497620
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mogotsi (2,370) may also be a first name.

Mogotsi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mogotsi surname means 'one who is lighting fire' or 'friend'.

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Mogotsi Last Name Facts

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

Mogotsi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mogotsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,589th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 446,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogotsi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 152,603rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 2,370 people.

The surname Mogotsi is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 12,372 people, or 1 in 4,379. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 41 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Free State, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and Namibia, where 4 percent reside.

Mogotsi Last Name Statistics demography

Mogotsi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning R 171,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mokgotsi93332/
Mogotshi9338/
Mogootsi9311/
Mogoetsi932/
Mogotsit932/
Mogoitsi932/
Mogotsie932/
Mogotsid931/
Mogotsis931/
Mogotssi931/
Moogotsi931/
Mogosi921,007/
Mokgoetsi88557/
Mougoutsi881/
Mokgosi8612,236/
Mgogosi86888/
Mogoshi86537/
Magotsi86201/
Mongosi86175/
Mogotse8656/
Mugotsi8637/
Mogotji8614/
Mogatsi866/
Mogoisi863/
Mhogosi862/
Moogosi861/
Mogotsa861/
Mogotsy861/
Mokgoshi80727/
Mokgatsi80449/
Mong'osi80164/
Mokgetsi8053/
Mgogoshi8018/
Mokgotse8015/
Mongutsi803/
Mougousi803/
Moghotsa802/
Mogotsha801/
Magoutsi801/
Mangotsi801/
Mougossi801/
Mongosoi801/
Mogoussi801/
Makgotsi801/
Mogotsoa801/
Moegetsi801/
Mongatsi801/
Moungoutsai781/
Magosi771,994/
Mogasi77105/
Mogose7754/
Mogosa779/
Mogozi774/
Mokgautsi75393/
Mungotshi7534/
Mougoussi7514/
Mokgaetsi758/
Mongossai753/
Mokgoetse753/
Mokgotsoa752/
Moghoishi752/
Mookgetsi752/
Mongoshei751/
Mmakgotsi751/
Moungatsi751/
Magetsi71640/
Magossi71466/
Magatsi71209/
Mangosi71125/
Magoshi71119/
Mokgasi7184/
Mágocsi7175/
Magocsi7162/
Mugutsi7146/
Magosie7126/
Makgosi7122/
Mogoshe7115/
Mokgose7113/
Magosip7111/
Mogasie7110/
Mogashi718/
Mhogosa716/
Mongasi716/
Moghasi716/
Mogausi716/
Mogochi715/
Mongose714/
Mugotse714/
Mokgosa714/
Mokgautshi714/
Magotsa713/
Magutsi712/
Mugatsi712/
Megotse712/
Magousi712/
Mogassi712/
Mogotje712/
Mogasih711/
Magotzi711/
Magoosi711/
Mangodtsei711/
Megatsi711/
Moghosa711/
Mogosse711/
Mogoutchii711/
Mougasi711/
Mogosha711/
Mogoseh710/
Mgogoshe67328/
Mokgashi67112/
Mangoshi6790/
Makgetsi6768/
Makgoshi6754/
Mokgetse6739/
Mangatsi6723/
Muogozie6722/
Mogoshoa6717/
Makgotsa6714/
Mougoshe6712/
Magoutsa6711/
Makgosie676/
Mokgatse675/
Mokgoshe674/
Mokgosoa673/
Mangousi673/
Mmakgosi673/
Moungose673/
Magoetse673/
Mmogozie672/
Mougassi672/
Mugotsha671/
Moghasit671/
Moguchoi671/
Magatsai671/
Magoushi671/
Mangosoi671/
Megetsei671/
Mongoise671/
Mongosse671/
Moghashi671/
Moghasie671/
Moghosse671/
Mogousse671/
Mogoutchaia671/
Maqgotji671/
Meghotse671/
Magotsha671/
Mougouse671/
Mogatshe671/
Mokghasi671/
Mongatse671/
Monngose671/
Mongoose670/
Mosgoose670/

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