Motlatsoe Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motlatsoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlatsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1381:14,7293,223
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058

Motlatsoe (10) may also be a first name.

Motlatsoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motlatsoe is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Motlatsoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlatsoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Motlatsoe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlatsoe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 14,729. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Berea District, where 83 percent live, Maseru District, where 12 percent live and Leribe District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Motlatsoe exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Motlatsoe Last Name Statistics demography

Motlatsoe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.3% less than the national average, earning R 168,000 per year.

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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 Motlatsoe
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