Motsalane Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motsalane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsalane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2001:270,88926,929

Motsalane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsalane is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsalane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsalane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 270,889. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Limpopo, where 1 percent are found.

Motsalane Last Name Statistics demography

Motsalane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.97% less than the national average, earning R 121,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosalane941/
Mosailane8964/
Motsolane8946/
Matsalane895/
Mosallane891/
Motsalana891/
Motselane891/
Mosalan8815/
Motsholane8455/
Motsohlane848/
Matsailane847/
Mots'olane841/
Matsaulane841/
Matshalane841/
Motshelane841/
Masalane82298/
Mosolane825/
Mossalan822/
Mosalain821/
Mosaland821/
Mosallan821/
Mosalone821/
Mashalane782,005/
Matselane7867/
Mosollane7864/
Matjalane7855/
Masailane7855/
Mosohlane7827/
Moseilane7825/
Matsalani7810/
Massalane789/
Matsalang784/
Mhasalane781/
Motselene781/
Moussalan781/
Mosailana781/
Mosallani781/
Masalange781/
Motselani781/
Motsohlan781/
Mosotlane781/
Mosalam755,644/
Masalan7593/
Mosalon751/
Mashailane74133/
Matshelane7426/
Mosotlhane7411/
Moussallan746/
Matsholane745/
Matshalene743/
'Matselane742/
Motsholana742/
Masallanes741/
Mashahlane741/
Matsoelane741/
Matseulane741/
Matshalani741/
Mashajlane741/
Mothsolana741/
Motsholang741/
Mosaahlana741/
Mosothlane741/
Mosallam715,005/
Mossalam71728/
Masolane71632/
Mousalam71230/
Masalang7146/
Masalana7140/
Mozalani7114/
Masalain717/
Maszalan716/
Mosalong714/
Macolane713/
Masalyan712/
Mosolang712/
Massalan711/
Mosealam711/
Mossolan711/
Moisalam711/
Masailan711/
Mashalan711/
Modzalan711/
Masahlan711/
Mazalane711/
Macalane711/
Matshaulana701/
Mossallam67922/
Mousallam67367/
Massalang67144/
Mossolani6785/
Massalone6773/
Maxaulane6764/
Maseilane6760/
Mosohlana6749/
Moussalam6719/
Madsahlan6713/
Mashaalan676/
Mashalana675/
Masalamni674/
Massalian674/
Machalane674/
Mashalang672/
Mashalian672/
Mashalani672/
Masgallan671/
Mashalany671/
MacAlanie671/
Massalani671/
Masaslang671/
Masaylang671/
Metselani671/
'Masalang671/
Matjalani671/

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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 Motsalane
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