Motsei Surname

197,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,125 people bear this surname

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

Motsei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0011:27,0753,458
Lesotho581:35,0446,291
Botswana441:49,7039,263
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Motšei (1) are calculated separately.

Motsei (1,840) may also be a first name.

Motsei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsei is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Motšei. Click here to see other possible spellings of Motsei.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 197,103rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,429,433 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motsei are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 177,820th most common first name globally. It is borne by 1,840 people.

The surname Motsei is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2,001 people, or 1 in 27,075. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Free State, where 32 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Motsei Last Name Statistics demography

Motsei earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.13% less than the national average, earning R 163,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motšei941/
Mots'ei92118/
Motshei9227/
Mot'sei926/
Motseyi921/
Motsi917,941/
Motse911,182/
Mosei9156/
Motsheyi861/
Moisei834,723/
Motsie832,321/
Moitsi831,379/
Moitse831,276/
Motsai831,204/
Moetsi83877/
Matsei83571/
Moetse83301/
Moseid83282/
Motsia83275/
Moutsi83205/
Moysei83121/
Mootsi83119/
Motsis83109/
Motser8396/
Motseu8382/
Mutsei8374/
'Motsi8374/
Motshe8358/
Motsoe8357/
Mmotsi8353/
Moutse8349/
Motshi8344/
Mootse8328/
Mhotsi8325/
Motsui8324/
Mgotsi839/
Motsae839/
Muotsi837/
Motsoi837/
Mottsi834/
Moshei834/
Mmotse834/
Motsea834/
Moseia833/
Mostsi833/
Moseis832/
Motset832/
Moseij831/
Mossei831/
Motsey831/
Mousei831/
Motsci831/
Motsue831/
Moytsi831/
Motsed831/
Mohtse831/
Mohtsi831/
Mose8039,486/
Mosi809,550/
Moutsis77184/
Moutsia77102/
Moussei7783/
Mosseyi7779/
Motschi7762/
Moiseis7749/
Mootsey7748/
Motsayi7744/
Motsiyo7733/
Moiseii7727/
Motsett7722/
Motshai7721/
Mottsey7717/
Mutseyi7717/
Moutsea7717/
Motsehe7712/
Mothsai7712/
Moseich7710/
Motseyo779/
Moyseis778/
Moutsoe778/
Motsiya778/
Motsiee777/
Moutsai777/
Moschei775/
Moiseiu774/
Moutshi774/
Moutssi773/
Motsiye773/
Mmotshi773/
Mosseit772/
Moissei772/
Moutshe772/
Mosehia772/
Mohtshe772/
Mohutsi772/
Motsheu772/
Motsowe772/
Mouseid771/
Motsssi771/
Matseyi771/
Madtsei771/
Mots'si771/
Motsais771/
Motsgai771/
Motshoi771/
Motsoue771/
Mootshe771/
Moetsie771/
Mhossei771/
Mothsoe771/
Motsaye771/
Motseya771/
Motsioa771/
Motsuie771/
Mutshei771/
Mohutse771/
Moetshi771/
Motsche770/
Motsger770/
Motsich770/
Mosheis770/
Moses73582,135/
Moser73139,420/
Moise73116,854/
Moshi7369,572/
Mouse7350,616/
Mosia7328,379/
Matsi7321,709/
Moshe7318,466/
Mossi7315,702/
Mosse7315,310/
Moïse7314,983/
Motsa7311,817/
Mosoe738,242/
Moose735,552/
Matse733,970/
Moyse733,965/
Mosey732,715/
Mosea732,513/
Moisi731,968/
Mgosi731,381/
Mosip731,063/
Mosai73997/
Mosae73936/
Mutsi73871/
Masei73783/
Mosii73735/
Mosie73670/
Metsi73656/
Mosis73614/
Mosue73606/
Mousi73562/
Moosi73553/
Mosci73455/
Moîse73391/
Mosed73276/
Mosoi73269/
Metse73252/
Mosej73245/
Moset73241/
Mosyi73215/
Mmosi73205/
Mosić73202/
Mohsi73199/
Moysi73190/
Mosee73164/
Modse73144/
Mocsi73140/
Moezi73139/
Mosep73132/
Moseh73101/
Motje7390/
Mosid7379/
Mojse7353/
Mosce7339/
Moseu7338/
Motji7333/
Mozsi7326/
Motzi7325/
Mmose7322/
Motgi7321/
Motze7321/
Mosiy7320/
Mhose7320/
Mutse7312/
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Matschei7191/
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Motshawe7141/
Mousseit7135/
Motshayi7126/
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Motsheja7120/
Mouchtsi7117/
Moutsaye7114/
Mohtsche713/
Mousseid712/
Moitsioa712/
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Moiseiis711/
Motscher710/
Moutsaue710/
Motshead710/
Matsui67211,441/
Moises6765,288/
Mosher6723,454/
Mosier6711,344/
Moussi6711,160/
Mosses6710,919/
Matsue678,408/
Mousse676,579/
Mosser676,026/
Mouser674,920/
Massei673,970/
Mossie673,699/
Matsie673,499/
Moyses672,493/
Mosiea671,936/
Mooser671,754/
Moisse671,609/
Mosaid671,512/
Moisii671,413/
Mossey671,234/
Mosayi671,209/
Motzer671,129/
Moisey671,104/
Moushi671,094/
Matshi671,081/
Mosset67978/
Mosiya67943/
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Moysey67884/
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Mosess67331/
Mosaye67305/
Moiser67296/
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Motsha67269/
Moysis67265/
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Matsoi67179/
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Mmutsi67159/
'Mutsi67159/
Motsou67152/
Mgoshi67142/
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Maseyi67125/
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Mashei6772/
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Motjer6750/
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Mosiua6727/
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Metshi6726/
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Modsai6723/
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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
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