Motsabi Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5651:95,89011,697
Lesotho631:32,2635,959
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

The alternate forms: Motšabi (8) are calculated separately.

Motsabi (836) may also be a first name.

Motsabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsabi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Motšabi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsabi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,938th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name Motsabi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsabi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,418th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 836 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 565 people, or 1 in 95,890. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 41 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and North West, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Motsabi Last Name Statistics demography

Motsabi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.14% less than the national average, earning R 113,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motšabi958/
Motshabi938,864/
Mots'abi9356/
Moetsabi9324/
Mot'sabi9323/
Motsabei9318/
Mothsabi9314/
Moitsabi9311/
Motsabie939/
Motsaabi931/
Mosabi921,464/
Mots'abei8820/
Moetsabie889/
Mot'sabei881/
Mottshabi881/
Moitshabi881/
Mmotshabi881/
Moshabi86657/
Mosaybi86104/
Matsabi8625/
Motsaba869/
Motsabe866/
Muosabi864/
Mosiabi864/
Mosabih863/
Mutsabi862/
Mosaboi861/
Moosabi861/
Mousabi861/
Motsavi861/
Mossabi861/
Mosaibi861/
Mohsabi861/
Moisabi861/
Mosabhi861/
Motshaba80308/
Mutshabi80203/
Motshabe8089/
Matsabie8055/
Matshabi8038/
Matsiabi8034/
Moseabai8021/
Motshobi8017/
Motshebi8011/
Motšabei803/
Mosahabi802/
Mohshabi802/
Mousabih802/
Motchabi802/
Motsampi802/
Mosabhai801/
Matsabio801/
Motseabe801/
Moutsavi801/
Moussabi801/
Metsabai801/
Mothsaba801/
Mothsabe801/
Motshavi801/
Motshawi801/
Mossabih801/
Moshabie801/
Masabi771,961/
Mosavi77374/
Mosaba77239/
Mosobi77203/
Mosabe7713/
Mosaby776/
Mozabi771/
Mocabi771/
Moussabih75342/
Moosabhai753/
Motshaiwa751/
Mousahabi751/
Mootshabe751/
Mousavi71422,079/
Matsaba712,054/
Moosavi711,139/
Mashabi71707/
Matsabe71544/
Moshabe71458/
Masabio71419/
Masiabi71384/
Moshaba71310/
Motsebe71249/
Masjabi71170/
Mosabeh71155/
Masaibi71137/
Mutsavi71121/
Mochabi7183/
Mossaba7177/
Matjabi7161/
Mossavi7159/
Massabi7147/
Metsabe7134/
Motsawa7122/
Mohsaba7121/
Moshavi7117/
Mouzabi7117/
Masabih7116/
Mutsabe718/
Masabai715/
Masabie715/
Matsebi715/
Modzabi713/
Moezabi713/
Muosavi713/
Mozzabi712/
Masabii712/
Mosavei712/
Motsowi712/
Mahsabi711/
Mausabi711/
Matsavi711/
Masaabi711/
Masabei711/
Masabid711/
Matsawi711/
Matsobi711/
Mousabe711/
Mozabie711/
Mozaibi711/
Mosabaj711/
Mosabet711/
Mosiabe711/
Moshobi711/
Mozabai711/
Matshaba673,887/
Moussavi67833/
Matshabe67633/
Mats'aba67295/
Massaboi67205/
Motshebe67197/
Massabie67123/
Masabhai67100/
Mat'saba6765/
Mats'abe6747/
Moossavi6746/
Mutshabe6746/
Motshawe6741/
Motsampe6722/
Massabai6721/
Metshabe6721/
Massaabi6720/
Mathsaba6718/
Mat'sabe6713/
Mutshaba6710/
Moussaba679/
Mutshavi675/
Matsawie675/
Mossabeh674/
Moussabe673/
Mots'ebe673/
Moissaba673/
Moosabee672/
Mosabeer672/
Massabio672/
Massabih672/
Mousaiba672/
Matsiaba672/
Mousaavi672/
Motchabe672/
Mashabai671/
Moshabeh671/
Matzabie671/
Mashabhi671/
Matsabaa671/
Matsaiba671/
Mahshabi671/
Motshoba671/
Mousaber671/
Mosaybey671/
Mossavai671/
Mosabooy671/
Mochabai671/
Moosavei671/
Moosavii671/
Mgassabi671/
Mousavei671/
Mousavii671/
Mousavij671/
Matzhabi671/
Matsaboy671/
Matsaebe671/
Matsauba671/
Matshavi671/
Matshobi671/
Massabhi671/
Masaaibi671/
Mashabyi671/
Mathsabe671/
Motshawa671/
Motshobe671/
Motsoiwa671/
Moshavhi671/
Mashabit671/
Mashgabi671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motsabi
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