Motsehi Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Motsehi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 73 | 1:27,843 | 5,393 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
The alternate forms: Motšehi (3) are calculated separately.
Motsehi (82) may also be a first name.
Motsehi Demographics
Average Motsehi Salary in
South Africa
R 36,684
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motsehi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsehi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motsehi has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also occur as a variant: Motšehi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsehi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motsehi is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsehi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 82 people.
The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 27,843. In Lesotho Motsehi is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 47 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent live and Maseru District, where 11 percent live. Not including Lesotho Motsehi occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent live.
Motsehi Last Name Statistics demography
Motsehi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.56% less than the national average, earning R 36,684 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motšehi | 95 | 3 | / |
| Mots'ehi | 93 | 100 | / |
| Motshehi | 93 | 10 | / |
| Mot'sehi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Motse'hi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Motsohi | 86 | 328 | / |
| Motsehe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Motsoei | 86 | 9 | / |
| Motse'i | 86 | 7 | / |
| Motshohi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Motshiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motshahi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motsie | 77 | 2,321 | / |
| Motseu | 77 | 82 | / |
| Motsoahai | 75 | 16 | / |
| Motsoai | 71 | 277 | / |
| Matshie | 71 | 182 | / |
| Motchie | 71 | 65 | / |
| Matsahi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Motsiyo | 71 | 33 | / |
| Motseoa | 71 | 31 | / |
| Matsaei | 71 | 12 | / |
| Matsyeh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Motsiee | 71 | 7 | / |
| Metshie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Motsheu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motsuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsiei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moetsie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metseuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsohi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metsaei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matschie | 67 | 24 | / |
| Motchehe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Motsheoa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mmatsehe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Matshiji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moutsiha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moutchie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maatshie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mots'eoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moitseoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsaahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsohai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motchiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metsahui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metschie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moitsier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muitshie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmatshie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsuihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshehe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Motsehi
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