Motsami Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Motsami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Motsami (15) may also be a first name.
Motsami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motsami is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsami live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motsami is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 15 people.
The surname Motsami is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho Motsami is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Motsami
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