Motsem Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Motsem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 83 | 1:250,230 | 24,514 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
Motsem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsem is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsem? popularity and diffusion
Motsem is the 1,967,751st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Motsem reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 250,230. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 57 percent live, Littoral Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent live.
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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 Motsem
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