Motelesi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Motelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Motelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motelesi is found most in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motelesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motelesi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moteletsi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Motheletsi | 89 | 27 | / |
| Matelesi | 88 | 8 | / |
| Motelezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Motolesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Motheeletsi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Muteleshi | 82 | 75 | / |
| Mateleshi | 82 | 65 | / |
| Mothelezi | 82 | 22 | / |
| Mothelisi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mothalesi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motlegi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutheleshi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motolese | 75 | 1,454 | / |
| Matelezi | 75 | 236 | / |
| Mutelezi | 75 | 110 | / |
| Meteleci | 75 | 40 | / |
| Matelesa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mutelesa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mateleji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Motelisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metelezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mottolese | 71 | 424 | / |
| Muthelisi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mutelesha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matelezhi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motheleza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothelser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthelezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathelesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathelezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothelizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutolezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metalsi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Matalsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Metelischi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Motelesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis