Motesi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Motesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motesi is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Motesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Motesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motesi live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Motesi is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Other than Botswana it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motesih92451/
Mottesi9296/
Moteisi921/
Motesieh868/
Moteesih864/
Motesitt860/
Motegi833,336/
Motisi831,199/
Matesi83755/
Motese834/
Mateisi77738/
Motisih77469/
Mothisi77309/
Mattesi77269/
Mateusi7774/
Mothese7755/
Mottese7743/
Moitisi7740/
Mateasi7727/
Matesić7726/
Mootisi7711/
Matesis779/
Matesoi779/
Matesih778/
Matesit773/
Mateesi772/
Motoisi772/
Mottisi772/
Matesie772/
Mostisi772/
Motisis771/
Mateysi771/
Matesui771/
Matesich71268/
Mathesis7168/
Mathesie7131/
Matiesie7123/
Mautesih7113/
Motheise7110/
Matheasi717/
Motisieh716/
Mothuisi713/
Matteusi713/
Matheusi712/
Matheisi711/
Mateisie711/
Mateisei711/
Mothoisi711/
'Mateisi711/
Matthesi711/
Mattesih711/
Matesits711/
Moitisih711/
Mothisai711/
Motiji67472/
Matisi67434/
Mattesich67308/
Matese67204/
Mateji67124/
Matezi6776/
Motige6757/
Motise6748/
Mathiesie6719/
Motice6718/
Motege676/
Moteza675/
Moteze674/
Motigi674/
Mategi672/
Matthesis671/
Motisahii671/
Motize671/
Matesy670/

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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 Motesi
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