Motsima Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

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

Motsima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8061:67,2188,423
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Motsima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsima is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 412,606th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motsima are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 806 people, or 1 in 67,218. In South Africa Motsima is most frequent in: Free State, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa Motsima is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Motsima Last Name Statistics demography

Motsima earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.76% less than the national average, earning R 126,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutsima9311/
Motshima931/
Mosima926,178/
Matsima861,095/
Moshima86245/
Motsime86101/
Mutsima8625/
Motsema8613/
Mosimah8612/
Motsimi868/
Mosimas864/
Mossima863/
Mousima863/
Motsimo863/
Mosimat862/
Moosima861/
Mojsima861/
Moseima861/
Mosoima861/
Mutshima804,386/
Moussima80537/
Matshima80106/
Motsimme8011/
Motsiemi803/
Motsemay802/
Motsimmi802/
Mosaimat801/
Motsieme801/
Moutsime801/
Mousimai801/
Mutsiema801/
Motsemai801/
Motshema801/
Moutsimi801/
Matsimah801/
Matsimat801/
Matsimma801/
Masima774,120/
Mosimo77178/
Mosema7791/
Mozima7765/
Mocima771/
Moissimha753/
Mousssima751/
Mutshioma751/
Mashima712,588/
Massima71828/
Matsime71746/
Mosemat71292/
Masimah71127/
Motseme71119/
Matsema7165/
Mutsimo7161/
Masimoa7142/
Moisema7141/
Masimat7135/
Moshema7131/
Masimas7126/
Masaima719/
Masimay719/
Matsimo718/
Muçoima718/
Mutsema717/
Masimad717/
Masiema716/
Motsemi716/
Mochima715/
Mossimo714/
Masimma713/
Masihma713/
Mocimah713/
Mosesma712/
Matsimi712/
Motsemo712/
Mossema712/
Masimga712/
Mutsime712/
Matsimy712/
Mascima712/
Mutxima712/
Mausima711/
Mouzima711/
Moseama711/
Mosemai711/
Motgema711/
Motsymi711/
Mutsimi711/
Modzima711/
Moscime711/
Moshimo711/
Masxima711/
Mosemas710/
Motsemme672,218/
Matchima671,382/
Moutsemo67128/
Mutsimho6775/
Mutchima6773/
Matshema6767/
Metsämaa6750/
Mocimahe6722/
Mutshime6721/
Muçoimaj6719/
Massimha6713/
Motshemi6710/
Mashimad676/
Moisemah676/
Moosemay674/
Mutshimi674/
Massaima673/
Motseeme673/
Muçoimai673/
Matshime672/
Matshimi672/
Moshemat671/
Matsimei671/
Matsimho671/
Mousimho671/
Mohseema671/
Masuimat671/
Massiema671/
Masaimat671/
Mashaima671/
Mashimas671/
Matsimhe671/
Moussema671/
Mutshema671/
Moshesma671/
Moutseme671/
Matsimou671/
Matseema671/

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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 Motsima
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