Motjetsi Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motjetsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motjetsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1011:20,1244,188
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156

Motjetsi (18) may also be a first name.

Motjetsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motjetsi is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motjetsi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Motjetsi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motjetsi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 20,124. In Lesotho Motjetsi is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 97 percent reside, Berea District, where 1 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Motjetsi Last Name Statistics demography

Motjetsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.76% less than the national average, earning R 38,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motjetsie944/
Mojetsi9313/
Motsetsi8866/
Modjetsi888/
Motjetse881/
Motsietsi8229/
Motjietzi821/
Mosetsi8024/
Mojetse801/
Motyesi801/
Motsitsi752,452/
Motsetse751,160/
Motjetje75264/
Motjitji758/
Modjetse751/
Mosietsi751/
Matsietsi7159/
Motsetsea711/
Motsitsie711/
Motsisi672,178/
Magetsi67640/
Mositsi67111/
Motseatsea67105/
Mosetse6769/
Motsise6716/
Mot'set'se679/
Matsietsie678/
Matyesi674/
'Matsietsi671/
Mot'sets'e671/
Motsese671/

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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 Motjetsi
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