Motseko Surname

214,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motseko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motseko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8511:63,6648,005
Lesotho7691:2,643389
Botswana2981:7,3391,280
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motseko (476) may also be a first name.

Motseko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motseko is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Motseko.

How Common Is The Last Name Motseko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 214,351st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,797,575 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motseko reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motseko is also the 389,954th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 476 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 63,664. In South Africa Motseko is most prevalent in: North West, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 22 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 40 percent are found and Botswana, where 16 percent are found.

Motseko Last Name Statistics demography

Motseko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.34% less than the national average, earning R 108,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsekoa93272/
Motsheko93102/
Motseyko9346/
Motsekgo937/
Motseiko936/
Mots'eko933/
Motsekko931/
Motsoeko931/
Motsekuoa88117/
Motshekgo881/
Moitsheko881/
Moutsekou881/
Motsoko861,815/
Motsako8664/
Matseko8648/
Motsiko8614/
Motseka863/
Mutseko861/
Moutsiekou8214/
Mots'ekhoa821/
Matseiko80524/
Matseyko80226/
Motsakou8065/
Motsokho8043/
Motsikoa8029/
Matsekho8019/
Motshoko8017/
Matsheko8016/
Moutsoko8014/
Mhotseka8013/
Motshiko8011/
Motshako809/
Motsheka808/
Motsaiko807/
Mothseka805/
Matsekos803/
Motsekga803/
Matsekoa802/
Motsayko801/
Mutseuko801/
Motcheko801/
Metsekou801/
Metseuko801/
Mozeko7738/
Moceko771/
Motshekga75496/
Matscheko75273/
Moutsokou7560/
Mothsekga754/
Motsoekha753/
Matseukou751/
Matshieko751/
Moutsikos751/
Motsoikho751/
Mmatsheko751/
Moutsakou751/
Matsiko7111,264/
Mocheko712,044/
Mutseka71875/
Matseka71790/
Matsoko71219/
Mozeiko71199/
Motsika7185/
Motjeka7158/
Motsoka7145/
Metsoko7144/
Mozeyko7131/
Mutsiko7130/
Mostsyshko7118/
Matsako7113/
Mozaeko715/
Motsaka715/
Mouzeko713/
Matsyko712/
Mozheko712/
Mozieko711/
Mots'eikka711/
Mozsoko711/
Mozheyko673,139/
Matsheka671,605/
Mozheiko67566/
Matsekha67467/
Matshoko67107/
Matshiko6749/
Motcheka6736/
Matseika6726/
Moutsika6725/
Matsayko6715/
Matsekga6715/
Moczisko6714/
Matsikou6713/
Mochekho6712/
Matshako678/
Matsekas677/
Mastsiko676/
Matzeiko675/
Moutsaka675/
Matcheko674/
Matseyka673/
Matsikho673/
Maatsiko672/
Motshika672/
Matsaiko671/
Mhutseka671/
Mutseika671/
Mocheyko671/
Matsaeka671/
Motzekat671/
Motsikha671/
Metsikou671/
Metsuiko671/
Mutsheka671/
Mutshiko671/
Matsieco671/
Motsakha671/
Motsokha671/

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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 Motseko
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