Motseto Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Motseto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motseto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Motseto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motseto is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motseto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Motseto are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 88 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa Motseto occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Motseto Last Name Statistics demography

Motseto earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.63% more than the national average, earning R 319,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsetoa931/
Moseto92120/
Motseta86499/
Motsoto86213/
Mutseto8629/
Mosetto8628/
Mosetho8623/
Motsito865/
Matseto862/
Mosesto861/
Mossetto80278/
Motsetau8070/
Moscheto8044/
Mosethoa8026/
Matsetho806/
Matsieto802/
Moshetto802/
Motshoto801/
Matsheto801/
Motsheta801/
Motsoeta801/
Mosito776,578/
Maseto77547/
Moseta77160/
Moceto775/
Mozeto774/
Moschetto752,396/
Motshotho7511/
Moussetou751/
Masetto712,835/
Mutseta71711/
Masheto71267/
Moschietto71189/
Mosoito71185/
Mazotto71157/
Matsito7192/
Mutsito7180/
Matseta7160/
Masieto7148/
Masseto7140/
Mositoh7126/
Mosetta7119/
Mozatto7115/
Moshito7111/
Masetoh7110/
Mosetha7110/
Mozetto718/
Mositoa717/
Mousseitou714/
Motsita713/
Moceato713/
Masetho712/
Mositos711/
Mosseittou711/
Musceto711/
Mosieta711/
Metsito711/
Mositoi711/
Moseteu711/
Moisito711/
Motsata711/
Masetoa711/
Mossito711/
Mosseta711/
Mosuito711/
Mosceta711/
Moscetta67370/
Moshitoa67312/
Moutsita67306/
Massetto67278/
Matsheta67146/
Moscheta6793/
Mascheto6756/
Mozzetto6717/
Muscetto673/
Massetou673/
Matsieta672/
Motshata672/
Mouzieto672/
Mochetto672/
Mossetta672/
Modcesto671/
Mousieta671/
Matsitou671/
Moshetta671/
Maseetoh671/
Motchito671/
Moschito671/
'Masetho671/
Mathseta671/
Moseetha671/

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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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  • 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 Motseto
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