Motsoasele Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsoasele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsoasele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2601:7,8181,716
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Motsoasele (69) may also be a first name.

Motsoasele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsoasele is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Motsoasele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsoasele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motsoasele is the 686,443rd most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motsoasele are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motsoasele is also the 1,171,416th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 69 people.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 7,818. In Lesotho Motsoasele is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 43 percent live, Berea District, where 23 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 22 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Motsoasele Last Name Statistics demography

Motsoasele earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning R 203,088 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
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  • 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 Motsoasele
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