Motsetse Surname

321,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9541:56,7907,214
Lesotho2001:10,1632,315
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889

The alternate forms: Motšetše (16) are calculated separately.

Motsetse (83) may also be a first name.

Motsetse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsetse occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Motšetše. Click here for other possible spellings of Motsetse.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsetse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,782nd most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,282,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsetse live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motsetse is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 83 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 954 people, or 1 in 56,790. In South Africa Motsetse is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 51 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Motsetse Last Name Statistics demography

Motsetse earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.32% less than the national average, earning R 134,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsoetse9415/
Motshetse942/
Mots'etse941/
Motsetsea941/
Moetsetse941/
Mosetse9369/
Motsese931/
Motšetše9216/
Mots'ets'e89125/
Motseatsea89105/
Motshetshe8919/
Mot'set'se899/
Mot'sets'e891/
Matsetse881,039/
Mutsetse88652/
Motsatse88470/
Motsetsi8866/
Motsitse882/
Motsotse881/
Motsease881/
Motsetsa881/
Motjetse881/
Mosese862,875/
Motsietsi8229/
Matseetse8229/
Matshetse8224/
Motsoetsi8223/
Motjetsie824/
Matsietse823/
Motshitse822/
Motsatsie821/
Motsheise821/
Motshetje821/
Motshetsa821/
Motsitsie821/
Moetsetsi821/
Mosetsa80132/
Mosiets8025/
Mosetsi8024/
Motsise8016/
Moisese807/
Masetse804/
Moseise803/
Moseets801/
Moshets801/
'Mosese801/
Moseseh801/
Matsese801/
Matshetshe78204/
Mutshetshe7824/
Matsietsie788/
Moutsiesse785/
Matseatsea781/
Matsaetshe781/
Motshedtsi781/
Motshoetsi781/
Moses77582,135/
Motsitsi752,452/
Motsatsi751,199/
Mosheshe75796/
Matseshe75768/
Motjetje75264/
Moiseets75154/
Motjetsi75116/
Motsitsa7562/
Mutsetsa7552/
Mutsetsi7539/
Moyseets7522/
Mosetsha7510/
Matsetsa754/
Matsiese754/
Matsetje752/
Motsotsi751/
Mo'se'se751/
Matsiets751/
Motshesa751/
Motshise751/
Mochetse751/
Mosietsi751/
Mosetche751/
Mosetsaa751/
Mosetzhe751/
Moshetsi751/
Mousetts750/
Motshehetshehe731/
Moises7165,288/
Masese7111,134/
Mosses7110,919/
Moyses712,493/
Matsietsa71518/
Moutsatsi71338/
Mosess71331/
Mosesh71226/
Moshes71181/
Mooses71140/
Mosesa71137/
Motsis71109/
Mosies7176/
Matses7168/
Matsietsi7159/
Mouses7141/
Motshaise7135/
Moshchets7131/
Mojses7131/
Masets7127/
Moíses7125/
Mosees7119/
Mosesy7110/
Mosesp715/
Moïses715/
Moussesse715/
Matsheshe714/
Mosesj713/
Mozses713/
Moseas712/
Moseis712/
Matshetsi712/
Mosesz711/
Mutseitsa711/
Mutsetssa711/
Hmoses711/
Moseys711/
Moszes711/
Mastseshe711/
Moseus711/
Moseze711/
Mosges711/
Moisseets711/
Mohses711/
Mhoses711/
Motshatsi711/
Motshesoa711/
Motsotshi711/
Muoses711/
Modses711/
Moutsitsa711/
Mutshietshie7027/
Matshietshie704/
Motsisi672,178/
Moshesh671,231/
Moutsis67184/
Massese67136/
Matshetsha67129/
Matshatshe67104/
Moisejs6766/
Moiseis6749/
Motshitshi6747/
Mosches6739/
Mossess6732/
Matseas6732/
Moshesi6729/
Mousses6722/
Masetsa6720/
Matsyts6714/
Moijses6713/
Masesie6710/
Moyseis678/
Mojsses678/
Mositse678/
Moseisi678/
Moisses677/
Matsesh676/
Moysies676/
Matshitshe676/
Mosesha675/
Masiets675/
Mossesa674/
Mosessa674/
Matshes673/
Mosezee673/
Massets673/
Mousies673/
Matsies672/
Maseseh672/
Moysses672/
Metsaze672/
Matseus672/
Moiseys672/
Mosheez671/
Moosesi671/
Mossetz671/
Moiseas671/
Mahsese671/
Maseese671/
Maseser671/
Masesse671/
Mazetse671/
Motsais671/
Motshotshi671/
Motsisa671/
Moseshi671/
Mosesza671/
Mossies671/
Moisesi671/
Mutseze671/
'Matsietsi671/
D'Moses671/
Matsise671/
Matsesa671/
Mmatsoetsi671/
Moseisa671/
Mosesyo671/
Moshesa671/
Moyjses671/
Mousees670/
Moshies670/
Mosheis670/
Moshees670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motsetse
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