Motshela Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Motshela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669

Motshela (20) may also be a first name.

Motshela Last Name Facts

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

Motshela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Motshela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motshela is the 2,414,640th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

Motshela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 43 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live.

Motshela Last Name Statistics demography

Motshela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.18% less than the national average, earning R 85,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moitshela94143/
Motsehela9411/
Moetshela941/
Moshela9352/
Motsela9344/
Motshelloa897/
Matshela88863/
Motshele88593/
Moetsela88290/
Motsoela88157/
Motshola8874/
Moshetla8855/
Motsiela8836/
Mutshela8822/
Mots'ela8820/
Motchela8819/
Mot'sela8815/
Moschela8812/
Moshella8811/
Motshelo883/
Motseloa882/
Motshila882/
Moshiela881/
Moshehla881/
Motshala881/
Motsheli881/
Moishela881/
Moitsela881/
Mooshela881/
Mosela86829/
Motsieloa821,561/
Matshiela8268/
Matshehla8248/
Matshella8244/
Moshelias829/
Moithsela826/
Moetshele826/
Moitshele822/
Moshethla822/
Mosehella821/
Motshello821/
Mmatshela821/
Matshetla821/
Motshelle821/
Motshiele821/
Moitsheli821/
Moitshelo821/
Moshieloa821/
Mosehla807,213/
Matsela801,270/
Mochela801,025/
Mashela80570/
Motsele80549/
Motsila8073/
Moisela8031/
Moshelo8026/
Moshila8021/
Metsela8018/
Motseli8016/
Moselai8012/
Motsala8011/
Motselo807/
Motšela805/
Moselea802/
Mossela802/
Mousela802/
Mgosela802/
Moselay801/
Mosiela801/
Moselia801/
Moseula801/
Moselha801/
Mutsela801/
Moseela801/
Moseloa801/
Moselas800/
Maatshehla7811/
Maatshetla781/
Mmatshehla781/
Matshele75636/
Mats'ela75513/
Moichela75493/
Masheula75287/
Matsiela75206/
Mashetla75151/
Matshila75142/
Matshelo75134/
Mozehela75130/
Motsiele75101/
Moutsila7586/
Mutshila7586/
Mat'sela7582/
Maetsela7582/
Matselya7577/
Mosethla7540/
Motsielo7540/
Matshala7530/
Motshili7528/
Matsetla7523/
Motsitla7521/
Mots'eli7519/
Moutseli7518/
Mmatsela7517/
Mashella7516/
Matsaela7514/
Moitsele759/
Mashelia759/
Moutsele759/
Methsela758/
Moselhat758/
Mashehla757/
Mathsela757/
Matshola756/
Moetsele756/
Motchele756/
Mojchela756/
Matchela755/
Matselas754/
Mashiela754/
Mutchela753/
Motsholo753/
Motshile753/
Moshielo753/
Mhatsela753/
Motsiloa752/
Mothsele752/
Mgochela751/
Moshello751/
Motsetlo751/
Moseslia751/
Mmashela751/
Matse'la751/
Matselaa751/
Mots'elo751/
Motsilas751/
Mosehlat751/
Mutshele751/
Mutshelo751/
Matsjela751/
Matseela751/
Mgoshelo751/
Maashela751/
Moitsila751/
Mmetsela751/
Mosieloa751/
Motshily751/
Mosheley750/
Maatshetlha7410/
Masela7114,712/
Mutshaila713,636/
Moselo71275/
Mosila71206/
Moutselos71160/
Mütschele7188/
Mozela7163/
Mutschele7145/
Moutselou7145/
Matshehle7145/
Mutshayla7141/
Muitshila7134/
Mahatsela7126/
Moutselis7123/
Mosselhat7114/
Matshitla7113/
Mgutshelo7110/
Mutsheler716/
Mmatshele714/
Mosehlaha712/
Mashelaha712/
Mashealla711/
Metselaah711/
Matshaila711/
Matshilia711/
Matshiola711/
Moutchelo711/
Moutchila711/
Mocela711/
Matshetle711/
Motsetlhe711/
Mutsheuli711/
Mohutsila711/
Moitshili711/
Moutsiele711/
Moseley6735,400/
Machela674,493/
Matsola673,961/
Mashila673,575/
Masehla672,300/
Matsila672,037/
Metsola67719/
Maseela67537/
Matsala67532/
Maseloa67454/
Mutsila67380/
Massela67280/
Mochele67280/
Masiela67256/
Motsile67215/
Motsili67206/
Metsala67199/
Masihla67174/
Motsolo67149/
Matsele67134/
Maxhela67131/
Mashelo67127/
Mosetla67105/
Mossila6756/
Matšela6747/
Mosielo6743/
Muchela6730/
Matselo6729/
Mocheli6713/
Moutsilhat6712/
Mouselo6711/
Maselah679/
Maatshehle679/
Mascela675/
Matseli675/
Mgasela675/
Mezoela674/
Maseala674/
Mosehlo674/
Maselas673/
Mutsele673/
Motšeli673/
Mmatshehle673/
Maselia672/
Maseila672/
Maselay672/
Mosilha672/
Mocelai672/
Muscela672/
Mausela672/
Maseula672/
Maatshetle672/
Maselaa671/
Maselau671/
Moscheallo671/
Mozelia671/
Mutsheller671/
Mochelo671/
Moceila671/
Mosilat671/
Moshilo671/
Masel'a671/
Maselai671/
Maselea671/
Motsalo671/
Mouzela671/
Mosilia671/
Metsila671/
Mochila671/
Mochyla671/
Muzsela671/
Matséla671/
Mazhela671/
Madsela671/
Motséle671/
Moselei671/
Moselio671/
Mustschele671/
Mazoela671/
Modzela671/
Mosylea670/

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