Motseta Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motseta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motseta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4541:119,33414,192
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Lesotho171:119,56211,827

Motseta (23) may also be a first name.

Motseta Last Name Facts

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

Motseta has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motseta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 617,057th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motseta reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 119,334. In South Africa Motseta is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and North West, where 25 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 6 percent live and Lesotho, where 3 percent live.

Motseta Last Name Statistics demography

Motseta earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.22% less than the national average, earning R 130,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsetau9370/
Motsetoa931/
Motsheta931/
Motsoeta931/
Moseta92160/
Mutseta86711/
Motseto8668/
Matseta8660/
Motsete8621/
Mosetta8619/
Mosetha8610/
Motsita863/
Mosieta861/
Mosetea861/
Mosceta861/
Mosseta861/
Motsata861/
Moscetta80370/
Moutsita80306/
Matsheta80146/
Moscheta8093/
Mosethoa8026/
Mossetta802/
Motshata802/
Matsieta802/
Moshetta801/
Mathseta801/
Moseetha801/
Mousieta801/
Maseta77799/
Moseto77120/
Mosita7777/
Moceta773/
Moschetta753,146/
Mossestad7587/
Moschetas7532/
Matshetha7514/
Moussetad754/
Motsihtha752/
Moosestad751/
Motshetje751/
Masheta71316/
Masieta71248/
Motsoto71213/
Masetta71203/
Matsata7157/
Mocheta7156/
Masetha7144/
Matsete7140/
Mutseto7129/
Mosetto7128/
Mosetho7123/
Masseta7122/
Matseti7117/
Masetas7116/
Mezseta7116/
Mazotta7112/
Matsita7111/
Matjeta7111/
Moshita718/
Motsito715/
Mozetta714/
Maseeta713/
Matseto712/
Mosetei712/
Matceta711/
Mositaa711/
Mutsete711/
Mutsita711/
Mosesto711/
Masetah711/
Masetea711/
Motsiti711/
Mousita711/
Mositai711/
Masetoa711/
Mocetha711/
Moseteu711/
Mositap711/
Mocetta711/
Mozotta710/
Matshete67872/
Matshata67530/
Mozzetta67516/
Mutshita67500/
Mossetto67278/
Muscetta67266/
Mascetta67236/
Matshita67219/
Massetta6787/
Massieta6767/
Moussita6759/
Matsiete6754/
Moscheto6744/
Massetat6710/
Mochetta678/
Matsetho676/
Motsotei676/
Mashetha676/
Mausieta674/
Mositaph673/
Moshetto672/
Moshitta672/
Matcheta672/
Mashieta672/
Matsethe672/
Matsetje672/
Matsieto672/
Mahaseta671/
Mashetas671/
Mashetta671/
Matsetti671/
Mutcheta671/
Masheita671/
Matsheto671/
Matsieti671/
Moschita671/
Mathsete671/
Metsitha671/
Moucetta671/
Motshoto671/
Mutshete671/

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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 Motseta
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