Motiso Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Motiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1741:265,40217,619
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Motiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motiso is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Motiso is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motiso are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 265,402. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 64 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 28 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Motiso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Motiso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.84% less than the national average, earning R 31,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostiso9236/
Motisho923/
Motisos921/
Motitso921/
Moteisou8614/
Mothisoa861/
Mutiso8335,621/
Matiso832,867/
Metiso831,736/
Motisa8357/
Moteso8323/
Motijo835/
Motico834/
Moithoiso8017/
Matisho778,344/
Mathiso772,395/
Matisoy77137/
Mothisa77108/
Mostizo7781/
Mootisa7775/
Metisho7756/
Mothuso7722/
Matisoo7718/
Matisco779/
Matioso778/
Motytso775/
Methiso774/
Motesho774/
Motisah774/
Matisoi774/
Matisso773/
Metisso773/
Motisha773/
Matisuo772/
Matieso772/
Mutisho772/
Motisca772/
Mutisoh771/
Matitso771/
Matisoa771/
Mostiço771/
Metisoh771/
Mustiso771/
Maetiso771/
Mutishoi7179/
Motishah7110/
Matitsop719/
Mathisoy719/
Motheisa716/
Mateisio714/
Matuisso712/
Matishoi712/
Muthaiso711/
Moitisah711/
Motischa711/
Moetisha711/
Mathisho711/
Matiesso711/
Matissot711/
Matitsho711/
Moutisia711/
Meteisso711/
Mothaisa711/
Mateso6736,888/
Matisa67504/
Motica67428/
Matuso67416/
Mutisa67201/
Metuso67123/
Matico67102/
Motija6750/
Metisa6725/
Motusa6724/
Motejo6711/
Metizo6710/
Muteso678/
Motesa677/
Matizo675/
Mutizo674/
Motoisaph673/
Moteco672/
Meteso672/
Matijo672/
Mothishaa671/
Moutessou671/

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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
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  • 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 Motiso
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