Motshegare Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motshegare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshegare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8511:63,6648,005
Botswana4581:4,775730
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motshegare (56) may also be a first name.

Motshegare Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motshegare is most common in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Motshegare click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshegare? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motshegare is the 291,409th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,550,302 people. The last name Motshegare occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshegare are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 56 people.

The last name Motshegare is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 63,664. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 35 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Motshegare Last Name Statistics demography

Motshegare earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning R 205,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsegare954/
Motshigare903/
Mutshegare901/
Mosegare8912/
Masegare78547/
Mosegard7819/
Mosegaard74901/
Matsigare741/
Masegarie741/
Masegaire741/
Masegar71113/
Matsegor6748/
Mosigari677/
Masigare673/
Mashigar671/
Machegar671/
Matsigar671/
Massegar670/

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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 Motshegare
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