Motesi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Motesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Motesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motesi is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motesi are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Besides Botswana this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motesih | 92 | 451 | / |
| Mottesi | 92 | 96 | / |
| Moteisi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Motesieh | 86 | 8 | / |
| Moteesih | 86 | 4 | / |
| Motesitt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Motegi | 83 | 3,336 | / |
| Motisi | 83 | 1,199 | / |
| Matesi | 83 | 755 | / |
| Motese | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mateisi | 77 | 738 | / |
| Motisih | 77 | 469 | / |
| Mothisi | 77 | 309 | / |
| Mattesi | 77 | 269 | / |
| Mateusi | 77 | 74 | / |
| Mothese | 77 | 55 | / |
| Mottese | 77 | 43 | / |
| Moitisi | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mateasi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Matesić | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mootisi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Matesis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Matesoi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Matesih | 77 | 8 | / |
| Matesit | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mateesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Motoisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mottisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matesie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mostisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Motisis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mateysi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matesui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matesich | 71 | 268 | / |
| Mathesis | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mathesie | 71 | 31 | / |
| Matiesie | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mautesih | 71 | 13 | / |
| Motheise | 71 | 10 | / |
| Matheasi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Motisieh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mothuisi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matteusi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matheusi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matheisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mateisie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mateisei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothoisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| 'Mateisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matthesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattesih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matesits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moitisih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motiji | 67 | 472 | / |
| Matisi | 67 | 434 | / |
| Mattesich | 67 | 308 | / |
| Matese | 67 | 204 | / |
| Mateji | 67 | 124 | / |
| Matezi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Motige | 67 | 57 | / |
| Motise | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mathiesie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Motice | 67 | 18 | / |
| Motege | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moteza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moteze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motigi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mategi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matthesis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motisahii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matesy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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