Motshoane Surname

313,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname

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

Motshoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1931:45,4135,801
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Motshoane (122) may also be a first name.

Motshoane Last Name Facts

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

Motshoane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,426th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,078,020 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motshoane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 122 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,193 people, or 1 in 45,413. In South Africa Motshoane is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 49 percent reside, North West, where 35 percent reside and Free State, where 6 percent reside. Beside South Africa Motshoane is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Motshoane Last Name Statistics demography

Motshoane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.78% less than the national average, earning R 169,248 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 Motshoane
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