Motseo Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motseo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motseo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5641:34,6404,431
Lesotho351:58,0738,518

The alternate forms: Motšeo (5) are calculated separately.

Motseo (11) may also be a first name.

Motseo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motseo is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant: Motšeo. For other possible spellings of Motseo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motseo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motseo is the 248,464th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motseo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,564 people, or 1 in 34,640. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Motseo Last Name Statistics demography

Motseo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.84% less than the national average, earning R 95,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motšeo945/
Motseoa9231/
Mots'eo9212/
Motsheo923/
Motseeo923/
Motseho923/
Mot'seo921/
Motseou921/
Motse'o921/
Moseo9127/
Motsheoa8614/
Mots'eeo862/
Mots'eoa862/
Moutseos861/
Moitseoa861/
Motsheho861/
Matseo83234/
Moseou8315/
Mosceo8314/
Motsea834/
Mosheo833/
Metseo831/
Moseoy831/
Moseoa831/
Mosjeo831/
Moseho831/
Moseoi831/
Mosieo831/
Moutseous802/
Motshehod801/
Moyseos77248/
Moscheo77169/
Moiseos7758/
Mats'eo7750/
Mosheoa7750/
Matsheo7733/
Moutsea7717/
Matseho7713/
Mosheou7712/
Metsieo779/
Mat'seo777/
Motcheo772/
Moyseou771/
Motsiho771/
Mosseou771/
Moshieo770/
Mouseod770/
Mosea732,513/
Maseo73578/
Moceo73158/
Mosjo736/
Moysseos7127/
Matsheho713/
Mousseou711/
Mats'eho711/
Methsieo711/
Maseho671,704/
Matsea67792/
Masseo67309/
Motsia67275/
Mossio67109/
Moshea6765/
Musceo6756/
Mossea6729/
Moscio6728/
Mosjos6728/
Motsya6725/
Motjea6723/
Mouzeo6710/
Masceo679/
Mocheo674/
Masheo674/
Matšeo672/
Maseou672/
Moisea672/
Moshio672/
Maseeo671/
Motjio671/
Matsyo671/
Masieo671/
Maseot671/
Moutsihou671/
Matceo671/
Moseha671/
Motzio671/
Maseoh671/
Maseos671/
Macseo671/
Mozzeo671/
Maseod671/
Motzea670/
Mousehood670/

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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 Motseo
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