Motsele Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motsele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3731:145,24916,581
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Congo181:277,1728,776
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

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

Motsele (60) may also be a first name.

Motsele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsele is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Motséle. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 573,706th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. Motsele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsele live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motsele is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 60 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 145,249. In South Africa Motsele is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 72 percent live, North West, where 17 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Motsele Last Name Statistics demography

Motsele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.22% less than the national average, earning R 139,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motséle951/
Motshele93593/
Motsiele93101/
Motsoele9313/
Moitsele939/
Moutsele939/
Moetsele936/
Mothsele932/
Mosele924,038/
Moetshele886/
Moitshele882/
Mots'oele881/
Motsetlhe881/
Motshelle881/
Motshiele881/
Moutsiele881/
Moseley8635,400/
Mosehle862,572/
Moselle861,649/
Moseler86765/
Moshele86267/
Mosetle86245/
Motsile86215/
Mosiele86174/
Matsele86134/
Motjele8666/
Motsela8644/
Metsele8617/
Motseli8616/
Motsale8611/
Mossele866/
Moselhe865/
Moseles864/
Mutsele863/
Motsole863/
Moselea862/
Moselez861/
Moseele861/
Mousele861/
Moselei861/
Moseleh861/
Moselet860/
Mosetlhe801,413/
Matsoele80875/
Matshele80636/
Motsoeli80236/
Moiselet80144/
Motshole80129/
Mosielle8087/
Moussele8076/
Moiselle8073/
Mosselet8067/
Motshela8063/
Motsiela8036/
Motsitle8034/
Moseleit8028/
Mots'ela8020/
Mots'eli8019/
Moutseli8018/
Motshale8016/
Mosselle8015/
Mot'sela8015/
Mosseler8011/
Mosesley807/
Mosethle807/
Motchele806/
Matsetle806/
Mouseler805/
Mouseley804/
Mouseles804/
Mouselle803/
Metshele803/
Motshile803/
Mooseles802/
Moshelle802/
Moshiele802/
Motseloa802/
Mats'ele801/
Matselie801/
Motjeele801/
Mouselee801/
Mosheele801/
Moseille801/
Mosseule801/
Metseley801/
Mutshele801/
Matsehle801/
Mathsele801/
Metsiele801/
Maetsele801/
Motsheli801/
Motsoile801/
Moitsela801/
Mosehler801/
Moshehle801/
Moselhey801/
Moiseley800/
Mosheley800/
Motshell800/
Masele7728,959/
Mosely774,851/
Moseli771,613/
Moshel771,434/
Mosela77829/
Mozele77123/
Mosile7778/
Mocele772/
Moselh771/
Mòsele771/
Moseil770/
Motsieloa751,561/
Mats'oele75475/
Moitshela75143/
Mütschele7588/
Moshelesh7548/
Mutschele7545/
Matshehle7545/
Moschelle7542/
Motsoehli7540/
Mousselet7537/
Moutselis7523/
Matshoele7518/
Mousselle7517/
Motsehela7511/
Mots'oeli7510/
Moussiele7510/
Mutsheler756/
Moithsela756/
Mmatshele754/
'Mats'ele752/
Mousseleh752/
Motshoeli751/
Mousseler751/
Matsoe'le751/
Mousselei751/
Mousseley751/
Mot'soeli751/
Matshetle751/
Mathsehle751/
Motshaeli751/
Moitsheli751/
Mashele7134,868/
Moselhy715,347/
Moselhi713,270/
Matsela711,270/
Matsile71678/
Masetle71653/
Maselle71507/
Matjele71440/
Mochele71280/
Massele71262/
Masehle71253/
Masiele71235/
Motsili71206/
Matsole71189/
Mosseli71165/
Moshell71157/
Metzele71135/
Mozeley71115/
Motsila7173/
Mots'oehli7161/
Moshela7152/
Moshile7136/
Maseule7133/
Moisela7131/
Mosehli7130/
Mosheli7129/
Matzele7123/
Mosaile7121/
Maseele7117/
Mouseli7115/
Mossile7115/
Maseles7114/
Matsale7114/
Mosesel7112/
Moselai7112/
Mousely7111/
Mositle719/
Mgosile719/
Maatshehle719/
Mhasele718/
Motshelloa717/
Moezile716/
Moisely716/
Mouzele715/
Motšela715/
Mosieli715/
Matseli715/
Maseley714/
Moushel714/
Mosille714/
Mot'soehli714/
Mossely713/
Mausele713/
Motšeli713/
Metsale713/
Mmatshehle713/
Maseale713/
Moseliy712/
Motsali712/
Mossela712/
Moishel712/
Mousela712/
Maatshetle712/
Moisile712/
Matgele712/
Mosheel712/
Moselay711/
Maselie711/
Moseeli711/
Mosettl711/
Moosely711/
Moxeley711/
Mutsheller711/
Mosiley711/
Moiseul711/
Moucele711/
Maselea711/
Mats'oelee711/
Motshoehli711/
Mousile711/
Mosiela711/
Mosileh711/
Moselia711/
Mosseul711/
Metsely711/
Metsile711/
Mooshel711/
Modzele711/
Moselha711/
Mgoseli711/
Metseli711/
Mutsela711/
Moseela711/
Moseloa711/
Moselio711/
Moizele711/
Mustschele711/
Mosselh710/
Mozeale710/
Mouseal710/
Mosiler710/
Mosylea710/
Matshela67863/
Mahasele67787/
Mosetlhi67554/
Mats'ela67513/
Matzelle67420/
Mouselhy67216/
Matsiela67206/
Mashelle67200/
Mutshile67186/
Masetlhe67149/
Matsieli67146/
Motsoili67133/
Matsitle67122/
Metshile67103/
Matsoleh6790/
Moutsila6786/
Mat'sela6782/
Massiele6778/
Matselya6777/
Masselle6755/
Mossilet6753/
Matshile6750/
Matselis6748/
Mosheili6745/
Matshole6743/
Matsaleh6735/
Matšoele6733/
Motshili6728/
Matsoeli6728/
Mascelle6722/
Matchele6722/
Mutshela6722/
Matshale6720/
Masielle6719/
Matsalee6719/
Mmatsela6717/
Masseley6715/
Mouselis6715/
Muttscheler6713/
Moschela6712/
Maseille6712/
Moshella6711/
Mousseli6711/
Mashiele6711/
Mochelle6710/
Moudzele6710/
Matsalle678/
Masheule678/
Mathsela677/
Masselet676/
Motshali676/
Moushell674/
Mmatjele674/
Mosielhy674/
Mosselhi674/
Moscheli673/
Moudsale673/
Mmashele673/
Mhatsela673/
Masethle673/
Mouchele672/
Mossiely672/
Motsiloa672/
Mosselhy672/
Moichele672/
Motshila672/
Matcelle671/
Moussile671/
Mouzeile671/
Moisheil671/
Mutchele671/
Moshiela671/
Mashelie671/
Matse'la671/
Matselaa671/
Maetsile671/
Mazseles671/
Mots'ili671/
Moutsili671/
Moutzeli671/
Mousheli671/
Mozeille671/
Moshehla671/
Moshille671/
Mezoelie671/
D'Mosely671/
Mooseely671/
Motzaeli671/
Mouselhi671/
Mossille671/
Matsjeli671/
Matjhele671/
Matseela671/
Metshale671/
Moishela671/
Moitsila671/
Mosieloa671/
Mosheeli671/
Mooshela671/
Mosaheel671/
Mouzelie671/
Motshily671/
Masciele671/
Matsalei671/
Modzeles671/
Mauseley670/
Moselipp670/
Mousheal670/

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Footnotes

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