Motsoane Surname
Approximately 5,029 people bear this surname
Motsoane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,023 | 1:13,467 | 1,693 |
| Lesotho | 989 | 1:2,055 | 243 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
The alternate forms: Motšoane (112) & Motsóane (2) are calculated separately.
Motsoane (561) may also be a first name.
Motsoane Demographics
Average Motsoane Salary in
South Africa
R 144,600
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motsoane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsoane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsoane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as: Motšoane or Motsóane. Click here for further potential spellings of Motsoane.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsoane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 94,700th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,449,104 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsoane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 354,811th most numerous first name globally, held by 561 people.
The last name Motsoane is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,023 people, or 1 in 13,467. In South Africa Motsoane is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent reside, Free State, where 37 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Motsoane Last Name Statistics demography
Motsoane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.15% less than the national average, earning R 144,600 per year.
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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 Motsoane
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