Mosebetsi Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mosebetsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosebetsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
Lesotho1991:10,2142,325
Botswana281:78,10513,263

Mosebetsi (2,328) may also be a first name.

Mosebetsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mosebetsi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mosebetsi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosebetsi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 667,223rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosebetsi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mosebetsi is also the 154,213th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 2,328 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 244,044. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa Mosebetsi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 44 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Mosebetsi Last Name Statistics demography

Mosebetsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.53% less than the national average, earning R 84,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mogebetsi891/
Mosebatsi891/
Mocebatsi781/
Mosebedzi781/
Moshebesha741/
Musebezi7150/
Masebisi714/
Mazebesi711/
Majebesi711/
Musebedzi671/

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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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  • 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 Mosebetsi
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