Motsela Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139

The alternate forms: Motšela (5) are calculated separately.

Motsela (15) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motšela955/
Moetsela93290/
Motsoela93157/
Motshela9363/
Motsiela9336/
Mots'ela9320/
Mot'sela9315/
Motseloa932/
Moitsela931/
Mosela92829/
Motsieloa881,561/
Moitshela88143/
Motsehela8811/
Moithsela886/
Moetshela881/
Mosehla867,213/
Matsela861,270/
Motsele86549/
Motjela86201/
Mosetla86105/
Motsila8673/
Moshela8652/
Moisela8631/
Metsela8618/
Motseli8616/
Moselai8612/
Motsala8611/
Motselo867/
Moselea862/
Mossela862/
Mousela862/
Mgosela862/
Moselay861/
Mosiela861/
Moselia861/
Moseula861/
Moselha861/
Mutsela861/
Moseela861/
Moseloa861/
Moselas860/
Motshelloa827/
Matshela80863/
Motshele80593/
Mats'ela80513/
Matsiela80206/
Motsiele80101/
Moutsila8086/
Mat'sela8082/
Maetsela8082/
Matselya8077/
Motshola8074/
Mosethla8040/
Motsielo8040/
Matsetla8023/
Mutshela8022/
Motsitla8021/
Motchela8019/
Mots'eli8019/
Moutseli8018/
Mmatsela8017/
Matsaela8014/
Moschela8012/
Moshella8011/
Moitsele809/
Moutsele809/
Methsela808/
Moselhat808/
Mathsela807/
Moetsele806/
Matselas804/
Motshelo803/
Mhatsela803/
Motsiloa802/
Motshila802/
Mothsele802/
Motsetlo801/
Moseslia801/
Moshiela801/
Matse'la801/
Matselaa801/
Mots'elo801/
Motsilas801/
Moshehla801/
Mosehlat801/
Matsjela801/
Matseela801/
Motshala801/
Motsheli801/
Moishela801/
Moitsila801/
Mmetsela801/
Mosieloa801/
Mooshela801/
Masela7714,712/
Moselo77275/
Mosila77206/
Mozela7763/
Mocela771/
Moutselos75160/
Matshiela7568/
Matshehla7548/
Moutselou7545/
Matshella7544/
Mahatsela7526/
Moutselis7523/
Mosselhat7514/
Moshelias759/
Moetshele756/
Moitshele752/
Mosehlaha752/
Metselaah751/
Mosehella751/
Motshello751/
Mmatshela751/
Matshetla751/
Motsetlhe751/
Motshelle751/
Motshiele751/
Mohutsila751/
Moitsheli751/
Moitshelo751/
Moshieloa751/
Moutsiele751/
Moseley7135,400/
Matsola713,961/
Masetla712,749/
Masehla712,300/
Matsila712,037/
Mochela711,025/
Metsola71719/
Mashela71570/
Maseela71537/
Matsala71532/
Mosetlo71529/
Maseloa71454/
Mutsila71380/
Massela71280/
Masiela71256/
Motsile71215/
Motsili71206/
Metsala71199/
Motsolo71149/
Matsele71134/
Matjela7159/
Mossila7156/
Matšela7147/
Mosielo7143/
Matselo7129/
Moshelo7126/
Moshila7121/
Moutsilhat7112/
Mouselo7111/
Maatshehla7111/
Maselah719/
Mascela715/
Matseli715/
Mgasela715/
Mezoela714/
Maseala714/
Mosehlo714/
Maselas713/
Mutsele713/
Motšeli713/
Maselia712/
Maseila712/
Maselay712/
Mosilha712/
Mocelai712/
Muscela712/
Mausela712/
Maseula712/
Maselaa711/
Maselau711/
Mozelia711/
Moceila711/
Mosilat711/
Masel'a711/
Maselai711/
Maselea711/
Motsalo711/
Mouzela711/
Mosilia711/
Metsila711/
Muzsela711/
Matséla711/
Maatshetla711/
Madsela711/
Motséle711/
Motjila711/
Mmatshehla711/
Moselei711/
Moselio711/
Mazoela711/
Modzela711/
Mosylea710/
Matshele67636/
Moichela67493/
Mahasela67343/
Masheula67287/
Matsieli67146/
Matshila67142/
Matsalla67136/
Matshelo67134/
Motsoili67133/
Mozehela67130/
Matsetlo67127/
Matsitla67103/
Masselai6789/
Mutshila6786/
Matsalya6768/
Moshetla6755/
Mattzela6748/
Matselis6748/
Metsoila6745/
Motsitle6734/
Matshala6730/
Moseleit6728/
Motshili6728/
Maseelah6724/
Matsalia6723/
Matselos6723/
Masethla6717/
Mashella6716/
Masseela6710/
Maatshetlha6710/
Matsalay679/
Mashelia679/
Maatsola678/
Mosesley677/
Mashehla677/
Matshola676/
Motchele676/
Matsetle676/
Mojchela676/
Matseilo676/
Masselas675/
Matchela675/
Mouseley674/
Methsila674/
Mashiela674/
Mutchela673/
Motsholo673/
Motshile673/
Moshielo673/
Mosethlo673/
Maathsethla672/
Mmasehla672/
Matsielo672/
Mahseela672/
Motsaylo671/
Masciela671/
Maseglia671/
Masselaa671/
Mgochela671/
Moseillo671/
Moshello671/
Mosaylay671/
Masselay671/
Mmashela671/
Mathsala671/
Masselat671/
Mats'ele671/
Matsalai671/
Matselie671/
Matselou671/
Motzalla671/
Mots'ili671/
Moutsili671/
Moutzala671/
Moutzeli671/
Mousayla671/
Metseley671/
Mutshele671/
Mutshelo671/
Matsjeli671/
Matsehle671/
Maselaha671/
Mathsele671/
Mathsila671/
Mgoshelo671/
Maashela671/
Moussila671/
Motsoile671/
Mossilai671/
Moselhey671/
Motshily671/
Maseliah671/
Matsalah671/
Metseilo671/
Moiseley670/
Maselach670/
Mosheley670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motsela
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