Motselisi Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Motselisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Motselisi (3,021) may also be a first name.
Motselisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motselisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motselisi occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motselisi? popularity and diffusion
Motselisi is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Motselisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motselisi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motselisi is also the 131,561st most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 3,021 people.
Motselisi is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 38 percent reside, Berea District, where 13 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 13 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mots'elisi | 95 | 23 | / |
| Mot'selisi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Motsilisi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mots'ilisi | 84 | 11 | / |
| Mots'elise | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mozelisi | 82 | 15 | / |
| Maselisi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matsalisi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matsilisi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mosilisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsilisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiseelesa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matshilisa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matseletse | 63 | 1 | / |
| Macelisa | 59 | 95 | / |
| Macelesi | 59 | 18 | / |
| Maselesa | 59 | 4 | / |
| Maselese | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moseleza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maselice | 59 | 1 | / |
| Matsiliza | 56 | 164 | / |
| Maselechi | 56 | 88 | / |
| Machelesi | 56 | 16 | / |
| Macilishi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Matshiliza | 53 | 5 | / |
| Matsheleza | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mutsheleze | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Motselisi
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