Motsarapane Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsarapane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Motsarapane Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho691:29,4575,623
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motsarapane (215) may also be a first name.

Motsarapane Last Name Facts

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

Motsarapane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsarapane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsarapane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 616,131st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 215 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 29,457. In Lesotho Motsarapane is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 88 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 7 percent live and Maseru District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsarapane9177/
Motserebane731/
Matsoerebane613/
Moouudhsarban581/
Mudassaraben521/
Mateus Urban521/
Mateus Urbano504/
Mudasserabano501/
Mattos Urbano501/

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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 Motsarapane
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