Motsikeli Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Motsikeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 18 | 1:112,920 | 11,579 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Motsikeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsikeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsikeli is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsikeli? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Motsikeli is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsikeli live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Motsikeli is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho Motsikeli is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motsekeli | 89 | 12 | / |
| Motshikele | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matsikali | 78 | 62 | / |
| Matsikela | 78 | 14 | / |
| Mutsikili | 78 | 11 | / |
| Matsikele | 78 | 2 | / |
| Motsekili | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matshikili | 74 | 53 | / |
| Matshikela | 74 | 7 | / |
| Motshikila | 74 | 2 | / |
| Moutsekele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Motshikile | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matshikali | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matsikila | 67 | 9 | / |
| Matsekele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mochekeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motseqile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothsekla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsekela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsykela | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Motsikeli
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