Motselili Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motselili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motselili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Motselili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motselili occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motselili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motselili reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho Motselili is most prevalent in: Qacha's Nek District, where 83 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho Motselili occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Motselili
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