Motso Surname

305,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Motso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7071:29,3763,961
Ukraine2561:177,82324,370
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Motso (96) may also be a first name.

Motso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motso (Georgian: მოცო, Russian: Моцьо) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 305,241st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,877,053 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Motso are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Motso is also the 968,397th most widely held given name globally, held by 96 people.

Motso is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 707 people, or 1 in 29,376. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 44 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 31 percent are found and Centre Region, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Motso occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Motso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Motso last name is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Motso last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Motso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.72% less than the national average, earning R 55,320 per year and in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsou91152/
Motsot91115/
Moutso9166/
Mootso9164/
Motsos9138/
Motsio9131/
Motsoh9111/
'Motso918/
Motsoi917/
Mots'o914/
Motsho912/
Mottso911/
Motsop911/
Motsoa911/
Moetso911/
Moso895,506/
Moutsos83581/
Moutsou83399/
Motsios83234/
Motsuoa8332/
Mgotsho8310/
Motshou834/
Motsouh832/
Moutsoa832/
Mohtsoh831/
Motshoi831/
Moutsho831/
Moutsio831/
Moutsoh831/
Moutsop831/
Motsioa831/
Motsosh831/
Mohtsho831/
Mmotsoa831/
Mosso8012,021/
Motsa8011,817/
Metso801,714/
Moiso801,447/
Mouso801,277/
Matso801,087/
Mosio801,079/
Mosho80982/
Mooso80903/
Mosop80678/
Motzo80596/
'Moso80528/
Mosos80465/
Mosot80320/
Mosoi80269/
Mutso80225/
Motco80207/
Mgoso80189/
Mosoh80159/
Mosou80140/
Mosoa80110/
Mmoso8070/
Mosgo8033/
Mosoo8029/
Mojso8010/
Mosoy809/
Mosuo809/
Motjo808/
Mosjo806/
Muoso805/
Mosod805/
Mohso803/
Moszo803/
Moyso803/
Mosço801/
Moïso801/
Modso801/
Moutsios77647/
Motshood772/
Moitsioa772/
Moutshou771/
Matsuo73194,853/
Moisio733,248/
Mossop732,606/
Mousso732,436/
Mosuoe731,115/
Motcho73887/
Matsho73854/
Maetso73787/
Moshou73727/
Mossou73614/
Motsau73614/
Matsos73495/
Mosoos73493/
Mmotsa73387/
Moshos73330/
Mosios73295/
Moosot73285/
Motsia73275/
Moshod73270/
Motsha73269/
Mossoh73181/
Matsoi73179/
Mossot73174/
Mosood73154/
Mossos73145/
Matsou73143/
Matsop73138/
Matsio73103/
Moscho73101/
Mautso7397/
Motseu7382/
Matsoa7374/
Mossoy7373/
'Metso7368/
Mgosso7355/
Moshoy7352/
Moisoi7352/
Metsio7350/
Moosho7348/
Mosioa7343/
Matsoy7342/
Mossoi7341/
Matsoo7338/
Mosoph7338/
Moshoi7336/
Mossoa7335/
Mousou7332/
Metsoh7327/
Moshoo7326/
Moutsa7324/
Mosoud7322/
Mhosho7322/
Moetsa7321/
Mootsa7321/
Moisou7319/
Moshop7318/
Motsas7318/
Mouszo7315/
Moosos7314/
Mhatso7313/
Mocsoy7312/
Motsza7312/
Motjoi7311/
Metsho7310/
Matsoh739/
Mathso738/
Moisso737/
Moisho735/
Mmosoh734/
Moshoa734/
Modsoh734/
Mohsoh734/
Mutsos733/
Mutsuo733/
Mousoo733/
Mutsho733/
Mosioy732/
Motzoi732/
Mutsoi732/
Mohsod732/
Mossod732/
Mosooe732/
Mosout732/
Mossoz732/
Moïsso732/
Mousho732/
Mousio732/
Mousoh732/
Mousos732/
Moosoo732/
Mosohu732/
Moitsa732/
Motjot732/
Mosoop731/
Mhhoso731/
Moysio731/
Moysoi731/
Mothsa731/
Motjoy731/
Mosooa731/
Mats'o731/
Maatso731/
Motzou731/
Motsah731/
Mousop731/
Mousoy731/
Moshuo731/
Mosioz731/
Mosuoa731/
Mehtso731/
'Mooso731/
Moosoh731/
Mutsio731/
Mgosho731/
Mmetso731/
Moshoh731/
Mosuod731/
Mohsou731/
Mousot730/
Moosso730/
Meetso730/
Mosopp730/
Modsos730/
Mattso730/
Mosa67122,258/
Moshood6740,386/
Mozo6723,362/
Maso6717,430/
Moco676,496/
Moschou672,596/
Moço672,499/
Moussou671,530/
Moxo67911/
Mousios67572/
Moussoh67435/
Mossoux67377/
Mautsoa67284/
Mhotsha67265/
Moussot67163/
Moutcho67158/
Matsios67148/
Motscha67104/
Moutsia67102/
Motchou6791/
Mosó6778/
Mošo6777/
Moosoos6764/
Moussoa6751/
Moudsou6738/
Maatsop6734/
Moosios6732/
Moussop6731/
Motchot6730/
Mooshod6727/
Moshhod6725/
Matsooa6723/
Matshoi6722/
Moshoud6717/
Mousous6714/
Mosoosh6711/
Matshoa679/
Mousood679/
Mutsios677/
Maetsho677/
Moushos676/
Motchos676/
Mossoud676/
Moussoi675/
Mousgou675/
Moussso675/
Moshous674/
Moutzou674/
Metssou674/
Mooshoo674/
Moshuod673/
Mossois673/
Moutsas673/
Mahutso673/
Moschoi672/
Moshoos672/
Mossouh672/
Motchoo672/
Motsheu672/
Mahatso671/
Mastsuo671/
Maatsoo671/
Mgatsho671/
Moosood671/
Moushou671/
Mossoss671/
Mutsioa671/
Moissou671/
Mossous671/
Mosoohd671/
Mosuoee671/
Mautsos671/
Matsioe671/
Motsaha671/
Motjashowa671/
Moutsat671/
Mousoos671/
Mousoup671/
Moyseou671/
Motchuo671/
Moshtsa671/
Mosoush671/
Mossoos671/
Mossout671/
Metsouh671/
Mhosood671/
Moosois671/
Mochats671/
Matshoo671/
Matshou671/
Mautsho671/
Maatsho671/
Moutjoy671/
Mosoodh671/
Moshodd671/
Matsoot671/

Motso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motso in the Georgian language
მოცოmotso-
Motso in the Russian language
Моцьоmoco-

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Footnotes

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