Motsela Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Motsela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 28 | 1:72,591 | 9,509 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
The alternate forms: Motšela (5) are calculated separately.
Motsela (15) may also be a first name.
Motsela Demographics
Average Motsela Salary in
South Africa
R 60,372
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motsela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motsela is most common in Lesotho. It may be found as a variant: Motšela. Click here to see other possible spellings of Motsela.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motsela is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motsela is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 72,591. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Berea District, where 79 percent live, Maseru District, where 18 percent live and Leribe District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent live.
Motsela Last Name Statistics demography
Motsela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.59% less than the national average, earning R 60,372 per year.
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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 Motsela
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