Motjoli Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Motjoli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 220 | 1:9,239 | 2,092 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Motjoli (63) may also be a first name.
Motjoli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motjoli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motjoli occurs most in Lesotho. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Motjoli.
How Common Is The Last Name Motjoli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,095,216th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motjoli live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 63 people.
The surname Motjoli is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 9,239. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 27 percent are found, Berea District, where 21 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Motjoli
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