Mosime Surname

96,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mosime Surname User-submission:

Mosima is a clan in South Africa. It comes from Kalanga Mokwena kings lineage.

Mosime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3371:12,4921,552
Botswana5461:4,005584
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mosime (233) may also be a first name.

Mosime Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mosima is a clan in South Africa. It comes from Kalanga Mokwena kings lineage.

- pusowillem

Mosime Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosime (Marathi: मोसीन) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosime? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,900th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,486,344 people. Mosime occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosime are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mosime is also the 587,225th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 233 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 4,337 people, or 1 in 12,492. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 11 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mosime Last Name Statistics demography

Mosime earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.89% less than the national average, earning R 161,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshime92284/
Motsime92101/
Mosimme926/
Mosaime921/
Mosimer921/
Moscime921/
Moseime920/
Mosim913,305/
Moshimer8632/
Motsimme8611/
Motsieme861/
Moutsime861/
Moussime861/
Mosiemie861/
Mosima836,178/
Moseme832,499/
Masime831,168/
Musime831,021/
Moshim83174/
Mohsim83158/
Mosimi83134/
Moosim8394/
Mossim8371/
Mousim8348/
Mogime8331/
Motsim8329/
Moisim838/
Mojsim833/
Mosiem833/
Mosaim833/
Mozime833/
Mocime831/
Mesime831/
Mosheimer8026/
Matsime77746/
Moshima77245/
Mosheim77145/
Mouhsim77136/
Motseme77119/
Mushime77113/
Moschim7790/
Mosemme7765/
Masimer7760/
Meshime7752/
Moshimi7736/
Musaime7734/
Masimei7727/
Musieme7721/
Moussim7717/
Massime7715/
Mohshim7710/
Mussime7710/
Mojssim778/
Motsimi778/
Mosseme776/
Mossimi774/
Masimie774/
Mossima773/
Mousima773/
Mashime773/
Moushim772/
Mojjsim772/
Mossiem772/
Moseimi772/
Mutsime772/
Mhoshim771/
Moshiem771/
Moosima771/
Mousimi771/
Mothsim771/
Motssim771/
Musimhe771/
Moddsim771/
Mohsaim771/
Mojsima771/
Mochime771/
Moseima771/
Masimet771/
Morzime771/
Moiseme771/
Muisime771/
Mesaime771/
Mosoima771/
Moshaim771/
Messime770/
Moosheimer7560/
Mojim731,824/
Masim73865/
Mozim73154/
Mocim7335/
Moxim7333/
Mosem7320/
Mogim7311/
Mosym731/
Motsemme712,218/
Moussimi71620/
Moussima71537/
Massimei7187/
Messieme7127/
Mutshime7121/
Moussiem7110/
Massieme714/
Motseeme713/
Massimeu713/
Motsiemi713/
Matshime712/
Motsimmi712/
Masimets711/
Matsimei711/
Mohttsim711/
Massaime711/
Massimey711/
Massimje711/
Mousimai711/
Moshemeh711/
Moszheim711/
Mooshimi711/
Moesseme711/
Mogiemei711/
Mogiemey711/
Matsimhe711/
Moscheim711/
Moschimi711/
Mouhssim711/
Mousseme711/
Moutseme711/
Moutsimi711/
Mashimer710/
Massimer710/
Mochimer710/
Maxime6732,071/
Muzime678,042/
Masima674,120/
Museme671,927/
Musima671,020/
Maseme67868/
Musimi67329/
Mausim67277/
Massim67261/
Mojsym67224/
Maasim67128/
Moisem67114/
Mazime6797/
Masimi6793/
Mosema6791/
Motsem6790/
Mozima6765/
Mashim6759/
Mosemi6759/
Moseem6749/
Moizim6744/
Mossem6740/
Masheimer6730/
Mouzim6728/
Matsim6727/
Masoim6727/
Maxsim6725/
Mhasim6724/
Mohsem6722/
Mahsim6714/
Masiem6710/
Muogim678/
Moziem678/
Mosesm676/
Mousem676/
Majime675/
Mozaim675/
Mezime675/
Mesimi675/
Mojaim675/
Magime675/
Moisym675/
Mosemt675/
Moujim673/
Moissimha673/
Mojjim673/
Mgasim673/
Mogeme673/
Mocimi673/
Mochim672/
Mascim672/
Mojhim671/
Madsim671/
Moshem671/
Mmogim671/
Moizym671/
Macoim671/
Masihm671/
Masimt671/
Macime671/
Mousssima671/
Mozeme671/
Mozimi671/
Moschheim671/
Moicim671/
Modjim671/
Mociem671/
Moucim671/
Mocima671/
Morzim671/
Mojimi671/
Moussoimi671/
Masaim671/
Massimett671/
Musheimer670/
Mougim670/

Mosime Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mosime in the Marathi language
मोसीनmosina-

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