Motshabi Surname

57,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motshabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,6271:7,103914
Botswana1,2081:1,810165
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Motshabi (4,598) may also be a first name.

Motshabi Last Name Facts

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

Motshabi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motshabi is the 57,142nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 822,151 people. Motshabi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshabi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motshabi is also the 101,254th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 4,598 people.

The last name Motshabi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,627 people, or 1 in 7,103. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Free State, where 15 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Motshabi Last Name Statistics demography

Motshabi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.2% less than the national average, earning R 134,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mottshabi941/
Moitshabi941/
Mmotshabi941/
Moshabi93657/
Motsabi93632/
Motshaba88308/
Mutshabi88203/
Motshabe8889/
Mots'abi8856/
Matshabi8838/
Moetsabi8824/
Mot'sabi8823/
Motsabei8818/
Motshobi8817/
Mothsabi8814/
Motshebi8811/
Moitsabi8811/
Motsabie889/
Mosahabi882/
Mohshabi882/
Motchabi882/
Motsaabi881/
Motshavi881/
Motshawi881/
Moshabie881/
Mosabi861,464/
Mots'abei8220/
Moetsabie829/
Motshaiwa821/
Mousahabi821/
Mot'sabei821/
Mootshabe821/
Mashabi80707/
Moshabe80458/
Moshaba80310/
Mosaybi80104/
Mochabi8083/
Matsabi8025/
Moshavi8017/
Motsaba809/
Motšabi808/
Motsabe806/
Muosabi804/
Mosiabi804/
Mosabih803/
Mutsabi802/
Mosaboi801/
Moosabi801/
Mousabi801/
Motsavi801/
Mossabi801/
Mosaibi801/
Mohsabi801/
Moisabi801/
Mosabhi801/
Moshobi801/
Matshaba753,887/
Matshabe75633/
Motshebe75197/
Matsabie7555/
Mutshabe7546/
Motshawe7541/
Matsiabi7534/
Moseabai7521/
Metshabe7521/
Mutshaba7510/
Mutshavi755/
Motšabei753/
Mousabih752/
Motchabe752/
Motsampi752/
Mashabai751/
Mosabhai751/
Moshabeh751/
Mashabhi751/
Matsabio751/
Mahshabi751/
Motseabe751/
Motshoba751/
Moutsavi751/
Moussabi751/
Metsabai751/
Mochabai751/
Matzhabi751/
Matshavi751/
Matshobi751/
Mashabyi751/
Mothsaba751/
Mothsabe751/
Motshawa751/
Motshobe751/
Mossabih751/
Moshavhi751/
Mashabit751/
Mashgabi751/
Masabi711,961/
Mosavi71374/
Moussabih71342/
Mosaba71239/
Mosobi71203/
Mutshauba7147/
Mutshavhi7129/
Motshampe7122/
Mosabe7113/
Mosaby716/
Moosabhai713/
Motshoiwa712/
Moshahbaj711/
Mmatshaba711/
Mozabi711/
Mocabi711/
Matshabha711/
Mathshabe711/
Motshavhe711/
Motsheawa711/
Motsheiwa711/
Motsheywa711/
Mousavi67422,079/
Mashaba6750,231/
Matsaba672,054/
Moosavi671,139/
Mashabe671,001/
Mashobi67556/
Matsabe67544/
Muchabi67478/
Masabio67419/
Masiabi67384/
Motsebe67249/
Masjabi67170/
Mosabeh67155/
Masaibi67137/
Mutsavi67121/
Mochobi6778/
Mossaba6777/
Machabi6775/
Mashavi6765/
Mossavi6759/
Mochabe6752/
Massabi6747/
Mahzabi6741/
Mazhabi6736/
Metsabe6734/
Moshoba6732/
Motsawa6722/
Mohsaba6721/
Mouzabi6717/
Masabih6716/
Mehzabi6713/
Mochavi6712/
Mutsabe678/
Mashaby677/
Mosahabajh677/
Moshchabeh676/
Masabai675/
Masabie675/
Matsebi675/
Moshobe675/
Modzabi673/
Moezabi673/
Muosavi673/
Mozzabi672/
Masabii672/
Mosavei672/
Motsowi672/
Mahsabi671/
Mausabi671/
Matsavi671/
Masaabi671/
Moshahabaj671/
Masabei671/
Masabid671/
Matsawi671/
Matsobi671/
Mousabe671/
Mozabie671/
Mozaibi671/
Mosabaj671/
Mosabet671/
Mohcabe671/
Mosiabe671/
Mozabai671/
Mochawi671/

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