Motsamayi Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsamayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsamayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Lesotho41:508,14018,568

Motsamayi (115) may also be a first name.

Motsamayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsamayi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsamayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsamayi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 115 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa Motsamayi is most common in: Limpopo, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and North West, where 25 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Motsamayi is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 6 percent are found.

Motsamayi Last Name Statistics demography

Motsamayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.23% less than the national average, earning R 61,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsamai9419,016/
Motshamai893/
Motsamaai892/
Motsamaii891/
Motsamaye891/
Motsamae8220/
Matsamai829/
Motsomai822/
Motsamaa821/
Motsamoi821/
Matshamay781/
Mazamayi711/
Matsomai711/
Matsamae711/
Mouzamaya671/

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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 Motsamayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis