Motseoa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motseoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motseoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Lesotho61:338,76016,589

Motseoa (1,166) may also be a first name.

Motseoa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motseoa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Motseoa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motseoa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motseoa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motseoa is also the 232,644th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,166 people.

The surname Motseoa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 64 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent are found.

Motseoa Last Name Statistics demography

Motseoa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.35% less than the national average, earning R 79,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsheoa9314/
Motsehoa932/
Mots'eoa932/
Moitseoa931/
Motseo921,599/
Motsea924/
Moseoa921/
Motshehoa8881/
Mosheoa8650/
Moutsea8617/
Mots'eo8612/
Motsheo863/
Motseeo863/
Motseho863/
Mot'seo861/
Motseou861/
Motse'o861/
Mots'eeo802/
Motsheho801/
Moutseos801/
Motsie772,321/
Matsea77792/
Motsia77275/
Matseo77234/
Motsya7725/
Mosceo7714/
Motšeo775/
Mohutsioa75306/
Moutseous752/
Motshehod751/
Motsehi71133/
Matseha71107/
Moutsia71102/
Motsias7175/
Mats'eo7150/
Matsheo7133/
Motsiyo7133/
Matseho7113/
Motsehe7112/
Matshea718/
Matseea717/
Mat'seo717/
Motsiee717/
Motse'i717/
Motsiye713/
Motcheo712/
Motsiho711/
Mosihoa711/
Moetsie711/
Motshia711/
Mattsea711/
Maseoua711/
Moceo67158/
Moutsias67113/
Mots'ehi67100/
Mocea6756/
Matsheha6723/
Motshehi6710/
Mootjioa679/
Moutsiha676/
Mot'sehi674/
Matsheho673/
Moţea672/
Matseeha672/
Moutssia671/
Mats'eho671/
Mats'joa671/
Motse'hi671/
Moustsia671/
Moitjioa671/
Moitsier671/
Mutsheha671/
Motshiyo671/
Motsiyie671/

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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
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  • 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 Motseoa
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