Motselo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motselo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motselo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Motselo (16) may also be a first name.

Motselo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motselo (Russian: Моцело) is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motselo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motselo is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motselo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Motselo is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent reside.

Motselo Last Name Statistics demography

Motselo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.22% less than the national average, earning R 11,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsielo9340/
Motshelo933/
Motseloa932/
Motsetlo931/
Mots'elo931/
Moselo92275/
Motsieloa881,561/
Moutselos88160/
Moutselou8845/
Motshello881/
Moitshelo881/
Mosetlo86529/
Motsolo86149/
Motsela8644/
Mosielo8643/
Matselo8629/
Moshelo8626/
Mouselo8611/
Mosehlo864/
Motsalo861/
Moseloa861/
Moselio861/
Motshelloa827/
Moetsela80290/
Motsoela80157/
Matshelo80134/
Matsetlo80127/
Motshela8063/
Motsiela8036/
Matselos8023/
Mots'ela8020/
Mot'sela8015/
Matseilo806/
Motsholo803/
Moshielo803/
Mosethlo803/
Motsiloa802/
Matsielo802/
Motsaylo801/
Moseillo801/
Moshello801/
Matselou801/
Mutshelo801/
Mgoshelo801/
Moitsela801/
Mosieloa801/
Metseilo801/
Maselo771,159/
Mosela77829/
Mosilo77265/
Mocelo7722/
Mozelo775/
Moitshela75143/
Motsehela7511/
Mgutshelo7510/
Moithsela756/
Mousselou752/
Moscehloo751/
Moutsilos751/
Moutchelo751/
Mousselot751/
Moetshela751/
Moshieloa751/
Mosehla717,213/
Matsolo716,298/
Matsela711,270/
Maseloa71454/
Matsalo71317/
Matjelo71279/
Motjela71201/
Mosilot71144/
Mashelo71127/
Mosetla71105/
Matsilo71101/
Motsila7173/
Masielo7168/
Moshela7152/
Masselo7132/
Moisela7131/
Metsalo7125/
Maselos7118/
Metsela7118/
Maselou7116/
Motsala7111/
Mosailo715/
Motšela715/
Mossilo713/
Mocelio712/
Mossela712/
Maseilo712/
Masetlo712/
Mousela712/
Mositlo712/
Mgosela712/
Moscheallo711/
Moseatello711/
Mochelo711/
Moshilo711/
Mosiela711/
Moselia711/
Moseula711/
Metsolo711/
Moselha711/
Masehlo711/
Maselho711/
Mutsela711/
Moseela711/
Mosilio711/
Maselio711/
Moselas710/
Masselot671,302/
Matshela67863/
Mats'ela67513/
Matshalo67440/
Matsiela67206/
Masselos67138/
Matsholo67100/
Moutsila6786/
Mat'sela6782/
Maetsela6782/
Matselya6777/
Mats'olo6774/
Motshola6774/
Masselou6767/
Matsailo6747/
Mosethla6740/
Matshilo6738/
Matsetla6723/
Mutshela6722/
Motsitla6721/
Motchela6719/
Mmatsela6717/
Matsaylo6715/
Matsalou6715/
Matsaela6714/
Moschela6712/
Moshella6711/
Mosilott6711/
Maatsalo6711/
Massielo6710/
Methsela678/
Moselhat678/
Mathsela677/
Matselas674/
Mhatsela673/
Moichelo672/
Motshila672/
Mascielo671/
Matchisello671/
Moseslia671/
Masselho671/
Moshiela671/
Mathsalo671/
Masetlod671/
Matse'la671/
Matselaa671/
Motsilas671/
Mousailo671/
Moshehla671/
Mosehlat671/
Mossiolo671/
Metsolou671/
'Matsolo671/
Matsjela671/
Matsoloi671/
Matseela671/
Masetlho671/
Mashello671/
Mashielo671/
Motshala671/
Mutchelo671/
Moishela671/
Moitsila671/
Mmetsela671/
Mooshela671/
Mosiglio671/
Moicelio671/
Mascelio671/
Matsaloh671/

Motselo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motselo in the Russian language
Моцелоmocelo-

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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 Motselo
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