Motsisi Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motsisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9211:28,2033,635
Botswana2211:9,8961,823
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Motsisi (269) may also be a first name.

Motsisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsisi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsisi? popularity and diffusion

Motsisi is the 193,184th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,345,981 people. The last name Motsisi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsisi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motsisi is also the 542,091st most widespread given name internationally, held by 269 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,921 people, or 1 in 28,203. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and Limpopo, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa Motsisi exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 10 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Motsisi Last Name Statistics demography

Motsisi earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning R 215,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsitsi932,452/
Motshisi932/
Mootsisi931/
Mosisi92212/
Motshaisi8832/
Motsietsi8829/
Motshishi881/
Motsitsie881/
Mosaisi86467/
Moosisi8634/
Motsise8616/
Moseisi868/
Mhosisi862/
'Mosisi862/
Matsisi862/
Motsesi862/
Motsisa861/
Mousisi861/
Moshisi861/
Motshitshi8247/
Matshisi80818/
Matsitsi80174/
Moshishi8082/
Motsetsi8066/
Mutshisi8015/
Metshisi8011/
Mutsitsi804/
Mosiesei803/
Mossissi802/
Motsitse802/
Motshisa802/
Matsisai801/
Matsaisi801/
Motshesi801/
Motshise801/
Moshoisi801/
Mosisa7716,173/
Masisi776,023/
Mosigi77131/
Mosise778/
Mosizi772/
Mosiji771/
Mozisi771/
Matsuishi753,336/
Matsietsi7559/
Mutshishi7555/
Motshaisa7554/
Motshaise7535/
Matsaisai757/
Matshishi755/
Matshiosi754/
Motshitse752/
Motsheise751/
Moussiesi751/
Mosissa716,123/
Moussiessi713,501/
Mossisa712,099/
Matshitshi71658/
Mositsi71111/
Moisici7186/
Mutshitshi7175/
Matsisa7145/
Mutsisa7128/
Mosetsi7124/
Mousizi7123/
Matsietsie718/
Mashisi717/
Moshizi715/
Mosaici715/
Massisi715/
Moutsiesse715/
Masishi713/
Moseise713/
Masisai712/
Mosaise712/
Mosigis712/
Masissi711/
Matsizi711/
Mousisa711/
Mossise711/
Metsise711/
'Matsietsi711/
Matsise711/
Motsegi711/
Motsese711/
Motshedtsi711/
Modzisi711/
Mosidzi711/
Moseisa711/
Moussissie711/
Mosisay710/
Mashishi6713,981/
Motsetse671,160/
Matsitse67392/
Motjetsi67116/
Matsaisa67111/
Masaisai67102/
Mutshise6782/
Matshisa6775/
Moussiessie6766/
Moshisha6726/
Masuisui6721/
Mutshesi6721/
Motshegi6715/
Mossissa6714/
Matsoisa6713/
Mochisai679/
Matshiji678/
Masuishi677/
Matsiese674/
Moshitsi672/
Massissi672/
Mashisai672/
Matshise672/
Mutshisa671/
Moishige671/
Mutsisha671/
Masaishi671/
Masidsid671/
Matshigi671/
Matshitshoi671/
Matsissa671/
Motshezi671/
Moussisa671/
Mosichai671/
Mutsiese671/
Matshesi671/
Matchisi671/
Moysitsi671/
Motsease671/
Motshesa671/
Mosietsi671/
Moshaisa671/
Moshetsi671/
Moshijai671/
Mousssiessi671/
Masihshi671/
Motsiger670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motsisi
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