Motsilisi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Motsilisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Motsilisi (1,742) may also be a first name.
Motsilisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsilisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsilisi is most common in Lesotho. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsilisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Motsilisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsilisi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,678th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,742 people.
Motsilisi is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho Motsilisi is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 50 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mots'ilisi | 95 | 11 | / |
| Motselisi | 89 | 10 | / |
| Matsilisi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mots'elisi | 84 | 23 | / |
| Mot'selisi | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mosilisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matsilisa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matshilisa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mots'elise | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mozelisi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Maselisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsiliza | 67 | 164 | / |
| Macilishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshiliza | 63 | 5 | / |
| Macilisa | 59 | 3 | / |
| Masiliza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Masilige | 59 | 1 | / |
| Macilishe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Matseletse | 53 | 1 | / |
| Masiledzhi | 53 | 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
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- 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 Motsilisi
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