Motshidi Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motshidi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshidi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2151:251,98925,579
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motshidi (217) may also be a first name.

Motshidi Last Name Facts

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

Motshidi occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Motshidi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshidi? popularity and diffusion

Motshidi is the 757,040th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motshidi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 217 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 251,989. In South Africa Motshidi is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, North West, where 28 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Beside South Africa Motshidi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 42 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Motshidi Last Name Statistics demography

Motshidi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.47% less than the national average, earning R 169,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshidi934,136/
Motsidi9310/
Motshedi88414/
Motshudi88372/
Matshidi88171/
Mutshidi8849/
Moschidi8833/
Moshidis8811/
Moshiedi885/
Moshuidi882/
Moushidi882/
Moutsidi881/
Moshidie881/
Mosidi861,651/
Moschidis82755/
Moutsidis8235/
Mmatshidi823/
Motsheudi823/
Moitshedi822/
Moytsidis821/
Moitsidis821/
Moitchidi821/
Mashidi80788/
Mosiedi80163/
Moshedi8073/
Moysidi8067/
Moisidi8054/
Motsedi8026/
Moseidi8013/
Moshida8012/
Mochidi8010/
Matsidi807/
Mosaidi805/
Mosuidi805/
Mosidis802/
Mousidi802/
Mozhidi801/
Moshide801/
Mohsidi801/
Mosisdi801/
Metsidi801/
Motsudi801/
Moschoidis781/
Moysidis751,633/
Moisidis75297/
Mashaidi75126/
Mahshidi7584/
Moutsida7565/
Moushedi7538/
Moshides7527/
Mosaidis7518/
Matshedi7518/
Matsiedi7512/
Mousidis755/
Moutzidi755/
Mosheedi754/
Matsidis754/
Maashidi753/
Mutchidi753/
Matshida753/
Moissidi752/
Mashhidi752/
Matshide752/
Motsuedi752/
Mashiddi751/
Mashidhi751/
Moshhida751/
Matchidi751/
Mashuidi751/
Matshudi751/
Matsuidi751/
Mouchidi751/
Moussidi751/
Moshehdi751/
Metsidie751/
Mohshedi751/
Mousaidi751/
Mothsudi751/
Masidi711,353/
Mosedi71329/
Mosida7175/
Moissidis7143/
Moschides7130/
Moyssidis7123/
Mossaidis7113/
Moussaidi7111/
Mohdzaidi712/
Mosydi711/
Moisaidis711/
Moside711/
Matsaidis711/
Mouchidis711/
Moyseidis711/
Mocidi711/
Mutchaidi711/
Mohdsaidi711/
Masjidi6710,334/
Machidi67632/
Mashedi67410/
Mashida67182/
Masaidi67142/
Matsida6792/
Matsudi6771/
Muchidi6760/
Matside6723/
Moscheider6723/
Masidiy6719/
Massidi6718/
Mashide6713/
Masidio6711/
Mochedi679/
Moschaider678/
Moseida676/
Mosuide675/
Mohsidy675/
Mosheda674/
Mosedie674/
Maasidi673/
Moseedi673/
Metside672/
Mutsida672/
Masiedi672/
Masidie672/
Masiddi671/
Matsedi671/
Macsidi671/
Mahzidi671/
Mousida671/
Mosedid671/
Mosaide671/
Masidai671/
Motsede671/
Mochide671/
Mosideu671/
Masidoi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motshidi
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