Motshedi Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motshedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3641:148,84016,928
Botswana501:43,7398,388

Motshedi (100) may also be a first name.

Motshedi Last Name Facts

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

Motshedi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshedi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motshedi is the 708,658th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshedi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motshedi is also the 946,056th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 100 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 148,840. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 39 percent live, North West, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Excluding South Africa Motshedi is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 12 percent live.

Motshedi Last Name Statistics demography

Motshedi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.58% less than the national average, earning R 86,544 per year.

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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 Motshedi
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