Motasi Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motasi (61) may also be a first name.

Motasi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motasi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Motasi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motasi is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Motasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motasi are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held given name globally, borne by 61 people.

Motasi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 273,625. In South Africa Motasi is most numerous in: North West, where 26 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 25 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Motasi Last Name Statistics demography

Motasi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.45% less than the national average, earning R 162,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motassi92275/
Motasih9211/
Motashi927/
Moutasi925/
Motatsi925/
Motasis924/
Motasie923/
Mohtasi921/
Mothasi921/
Motaesi921/
Moutassi86275/
Moteashi86182/
Moetaesi86171/
Mohtassi8634/
Mohtashi865/
Moutasis862/
Mostashi861/
Mostasis861/
Moitatsi861/
Moutatsi861/
Motagi831,624/
Matasi831,186/
Motase83491/
Mutasi83257/
Motosi83172/
Motasa83125/
Motaji8345/
Motazi838/
Metasi833/
Motasy831/
Moutassie80148/
Motausiph8016/
Moustasai801/
Moustasid801/
Mouthassi801/
Moottasit801/
Matassi77601/
Matasić77582/
Mutashi77541/
Motesih77451/
Mostosi77409/
Matasci77303/
Motazid77216/
Motachi77186/
Mutasci77183/
Matashi77150/
Mastasi77114/
Motazai77108/
Mottesi7796/
Motajji7794/
Mutausi7759/
Mothosi7753/
Matotsi7743/
Matasai7741/
Mutasih7740/
Mutaisi7735/
Matasit7735/
Matasui7733/
Mutasit7731/
Motasha7731/
Motasay7728/
Matatsi7728/
Mateasi7727/
Motaseh7725/
Metassi7724/
Mutatsi7720/
Metashi7717/
Mutassi7716/
Motashe7712/
Motajit7712/
Motacei7711/
Mohtasa7710/
Mostagi778/
Mohtaji777/
Muthasi777/
Mothasa777/
Mothaji775/
Mothagi775/
Motoshi775/
Matausi775/
Mathasi774/
Moutosi774/
Mototsi774/
Maetasi773/
Mataasi773/
Motaciy773/
Motatse773/
Moetesi773/
Methasi772/
Matasih772/
Mattasi772/
Motoisi772/
Motajes772/
Motasse772/
Moutaci772/
Matasie771/
Mehtasi771/
Moutasa771/
Motosih771/
Motousi771/
Motassa771/
Mataisi771/
Mahtasi771/
Mostaci771/
Meutasi771/
Mohtazi771/
Mutaasi771/
Mettasi771/
Moteisi771/
Mostase771/
Motosit771/
Mutasid771/
Mutatshi711,513/
Motoishi71344/
Matassai71284/
Mutascio71250/
Mutotshi71144/
Mothotsi71144/
Moutousi7181/
Matasich7176/
Muthasih7150/
Mattassi7142/
Mostachi7134/
Mahatasi7124/
Mothoesi7122/
Motosiph7117/
Methashi7116/
Mathaisi7115/
Matatshi7112/
Motazieh7110/
Moutoshi719/
Mathotsi719/
Motesieh718/
Matheasi717/
Matatsis717/
Matausić716/
Mothajit716/
Mettassi715/
Moteesih714/
Mostasse714/
Mutaishi714/
Mohtasep713/
Mustashi713/
Mohtadji713/
Mothuisi713/
Moutachi712/
Mattaisi712/
Maetaesi712/
Motachit712/
Matasciz711/
Mouhtagi711/
Mostousi711/
Muttashi711/
Mustasit711/
Mustasiz711/
Moetesih711/
Matashio711/
Matasits711/
Matotshi711/
Matoutsi711/
Mouhtaji711/
Mottahgi711/
Moutasha711/
Moutashy711/
Moutasse711/
Moustazi711/
Mostadji711/
Mostajid711/
Moitagia711/
Mustasie711/
Mathatsi711/
Mostazid711/
Mathasis711/
Mataushi711/
Motoutsi711/
Mothaisa711/
Mothoisi711/
Mutaitsi711/
Mothosit711/
Mathasit711/
Motashed710/
Mastasci710/
Mutasa6716,577/
Matagi671,424/
Mataji67771/
Matasa67640/
Matosi67565/
Matase67470/
Moustajid67443/
Motaze67398/
Mothachit67344/
Matazi67194/
Motoji67149/
Mutazi67138/
Mottashed67129/
Matasă6787/
Muthatshi6782/
Mattasits6777/
Matteassi6765/
Moutousis6763/
Mutosi6753/
Matasy6738/
Motage6738/
Muthotsit6730/
Motoza6723/
Mătase6719/
Mostaujid6719/
Mataci6718/
Motose6717/
Moustachi6713/
Motaza6710/
Motosa678/
Mathatsie677/
Moutoussi677/
Motogi676/
Motese674/
Moutaaziz674/
Mutaschio673/
Mutaci673/
Matausich672/
Moustaizi672/
Metase672/
Mattoutsi672/
Mutthasit672/
Mahatasih671/
Masthasih671/
Mutase671/
Mutassiph671/
Matasá671/
Mataxi671/
Mataaishi671/
Mathassai671/
Mahatasai671/
Moustahzi671/
Motazé671/
Mosstajid671/
Metazi671/
Mătasă671/
Moutahaji671/
Mathatshi671/
Mathoutsi671/
Mothootsi671/
Mothoutsi671/
Motashesh671/
Motoxi671/
Mathasith671/

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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 Motasi
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