Motsielwa Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

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

Motsielwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsielwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2301:235,55524,262

Motsielwa (32) may also be a first name.

Motsielwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsielwa is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Motsielwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsielwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motsielwa is the 1,076,574th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Motsielwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsielwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motsielwa is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 32 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 235,555. In South Africa Motsielwa is most common in: North West, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found.

Motsielwa Last Name Statistics demography

Motsielwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.31% less than the national average, earning R 120,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motselwa941/
Motsjelwa891/
Matsielwa891/
Mmotshelwa842/
Motjelwa822/
Mutshelwa787/
Mutshilwa784/
Matjelwa711/
Mutchilwa674/
Mudzielwa671/
Muzelwa631/
Matsihelvi631/
Muzilwa631/
Muchilwa59348/
Muchelwa591/
Modschielver571/
Mazilwe501/

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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 Motsielwa
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