Motsama Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Motsama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 18 | 1:112,920 | 11,579 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Motšama (4) are calculated separately.
Motsama (41) may also be a first name.
Motsama Demographics
Average Motsama Salary in
South Africa
R 51,888
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motsama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsama (Oriya: େମାତ୍ସମା) is found most in Lesotho. It may also occur in the variant forms: Motšama. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,323,005th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Motsama occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Motsama reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name internationally, held by 41 people.
The surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho Motsama is most numerous in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 89 percent live, Maseru District, where 6 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho Motsama occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 46 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Motsama Last Name Statistics demography
Motsama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.17% less than the national average, earning R 51,888 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motsama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motsama in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାତ୍ସମା | ematsama | - |
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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 Motsama
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