Motsephe Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Lesotho111:184,77813,836

The alternate forms: Motšephe (1) are calculated separately.

Motsephe Last Name Facts

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

Motsephe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Motšephe. For other possible spellings of Motsephe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsephe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Motsephe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsephe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Motsephe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 60 percent live, Free State, where 32 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent live.

Motsephe Last Name Statistics demography

Motsephe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning R 222,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motšephe961/
Motshephe9428/
Mots'ephe9416/
Mot'sephe941/
Motsepe939,945/
Mosephe9344/
Motshepe88527/
Mots'epe88158/
Matsephe8863/
Mot'sepe8827/
Motsepei8811/
Motsephi888/
Motseepe881/
Mothsepe881/
Motsepha881/
Mosepe86206/
Moseph8625/
Mots'epei828/
Matshephe824/
Moitshepe821/
Matsepe804,832/
Motsepa801,716/
Masephe8017/
Motšepe8013/
Motsepi8010/
Motjepe804/
Mosepha803/
Motseev801/
Motsefe801/
Mutsepe801/
Moitshephi7839/
Mosep77132/
Matshepe7549/
Motshepa7545/
Mots'epa7533/
Moitsepi7525/
Moshephi7517/
Mostseev755/
Motshepi752/
Mohtseeb751/
Mats'epe751/
Matsophe751/
M'Ossepe751/
Mot'sepa751/
Matsiphe751/
Metshepe751/
Motsaphi751/
Motshefe751/
Motchepe751/
Moseev712,042/
Moshev711,093/
Masepe71514/
Moitshepi71187/
Motshophi7178/
Mosepi7152/
Motsev7137/
Mosepa7119/
Mossep719/
Matsep718/
Mosesp715/
Moseef714/
Moseeb714/
Mozepe714/
Mosiph713/
Mosefe713/
Moshef712/
Moseew711/
Maseph711/
Mosheb711/
Moits'epi711/
'Maseephe711/
'Mots'epa711/
Matshephi711/
Moitsehpi711/
Moetshepi711/
Mohsep711/
Moiseev6757,756/
Moyseev673,650/
Motsapi672,786/
Mosheva671,139/
Matsepa67801/
Mosipha67252/
Motsipe67177/
Motsipa67119/
Massepe67105/
Motsopi6794/
Motseva6749/
Matseev6737/
Mosheev6731/
Moiseew6731/
Moshepi6728/
Motsape6726/
Motsope6724/
Moschev6722/
Motchev6719/
Motsipi6715/
Moshefi6713/
Moiseef6710/
Motsofe6710/
Mojseev677/
Moishev675/
Mashepe675/
Macephe675/
Mosaiph674/
Masiphe674/
Motsefi673/
Mohtseb673/
Mosceev672/
Mgoshev671/
Moschew671/
Mosheab671/
Matjepe671/
Mottsev671/
Motšepa671/
Motjepi671/
Moussep671/
Moïseef671/
Moshefa671/
Moshefy671/
Mooshev671/
Moishef671/
Modzepe671/
Matzepe671/
Masepha671/
Motsépe671/

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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 Motsephe
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