Motsheni Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Motsheni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsheni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motsheni (3) may also be a first name.

Motsheni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsheni is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsheni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Motsheni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsheni reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motsheni is also the 7,463,778th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 3 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Limpopo, where 50 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Motsheni occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Motsheni
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