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
Motsama (Oriya: େମାତ୍ସମା) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Motšama. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motsama is the 3,323,005th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Motsama is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Motsama are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motsama is also the 1,590,275th most common given name on earth, held by 41 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 89 percent live, Maseru District, where 6 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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