Motsanana Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

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

Motsanana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsanana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3341:162,20918,194

Motsanana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsanana is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsanana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motsanana is the 828,895th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsanana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Motsanana is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 162,209. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 1 percent reside.

Motsanana Last Name Statistics demography

Motsanana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.92% less than the national average, earning R 114,252 per year.

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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 Motsanana
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