Motsienyane Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsienyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsienyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Lesotho1581:12,8642,848

Motsienyane (16) may also be a first name.

Motsienyane Last Name Facts

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

Motsienyane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsienyane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 837,371st most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsienyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa Motsienyane is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 27 percent live and Western Cape, where 19 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 48 percent live.

Motsienyane Last Name Statistics demography

Motsienyane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.82% less than the national average, earning R 71,724 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
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  • 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 Motsienyane
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