Motsebe Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motsebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Lesotho111:184,77813,836

Motsebe (20) may also be a first name.

Motsebe Last Name Facts

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

Motsebe is found most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsebe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsebe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 20 people.

Motsebe is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa Motsebe is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

Motsebe Last Name Statistics demography

Motsebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning R 147,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motshebe93197/
Mots'ebe933/
Motseabe931/
Mosebe92103/
Moutsebeu881/
Matsebe86866/
Moshebe8646/
Mosebey8622/
Motsabe866/
Metsebe862/
Motseba861/
Motsibe861/
Mutsebe861/
Mosebei861/
Matshebe80173/
Motshabe8089/
Mosebets8031/
Motsabei8018/
Motshebi8011/
Metsiebe8010/
Mutshebe804/
Mosebeth802/
Motseeva801/
Moussebe801/
Metsebeh801/
Matsaebe801/
Mothsabe801/
Motsheba801/
Motshobe801/
Masebe774,509/
Mosebi772,951/
Moseby77753/
Moseba77341/
Mozebe7789/
Mosibe7728/
Mutshiebe7527/
Mots'abei7520/
Motshiebi751/
Mot'sabei751/
Mootshabe751/
Moutchebe751/
Matseba711,273/
Mashebe71991/
Moshebi71956/
Motsabi71632/
Matsabe71544/
Matsobe71466/
Matjebe71417/
Massebe71408/
Motsiba71292/
Moseboa7176/
Motsibi7160/
Motsewa7153/
Moiseve7148/
Masebhe7140/
Mosseby7135/
Metsabe7134/
Matsibe7132/
Mosebay7114/
Moshibe718/
Matsebi715/
Mutsibe714/
Mochebe712/
Mosheba712/
Mossebi712/
Masebeh712/
Mosiebi712/
Muozebe712/
Motzeba712/
Maseebe711/
Mousibe711/
Moseboi711/
Metsibe711/
Mohsiehbeh711/
Motsiwe711/
Mutseve711/
Motshabi678,864/
Mutshibe67653/
Matshabe67633/
Moushebi67299/
Motshewa67166/
Moussibe6773/
Matseeva6770/
Mots'abi6756/
Mats'abe6747/
Motsevoi6729/
Moshehbi6725/
Moetsabi6724/
Mot'sabi6723/
Moiseevy6722/
Moseabai6721/
Metshabe6721/
Muochebe6719/
Matsempe6717/
Motshobi6717/
Matchebe6716/
Mothsabi6714/
Mat'sabe6713/
Matshobe6712/
Moitsabi6711/
Motsabie679/
Moyseiba675/
Matsheba675/
Massebeu673/
Motšabei673/
Moiseevi672/
Masseube672/
Mashebhe671/
Matzeber671/
Mosebais671/
Massebhe671/
Motsibaa671/
Moussebi671/
Mousseby671/
Mosaybey671/
Mosseboy671/
Moossebi671/
Moiseiba671/
Moutsibi671/
Matsheve671/
Mathsabe671/
Mouchebe671/
Motsaabi671/
Motshiba671/
Motshiwe671/
Moutsiba671/

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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 Motsebe
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