Motsoe Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Motsoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Motsoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsoe occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Motsoe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 66 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Motsoe Last Name Statistics demography

Motsoe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.64% less than the national average, earning R 43,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutsoe928/
Motsowe922/
Motsoue921/
Mothsoe921/
Motsoer921/
Mosoe918,242/
Motshoye861/
Motsei832,125/
Mosuoe831,115/
Motsou83152/
Motseu8382/
Mosoee8361/
Moshoe8321/
Motsae839/
Mosoea837/
Mousoe837/
Motsoi837/
Matsoe835/
Mosohe834/
Motsea834/
Mosoes833/
Mosoey833/
Mosooe832/
Motsey831/
Motsue831/
Mosoez831/
Metsoe831/
Moosoe831/
Motsoa831/
Moutsou77399/
Motsohi77328/
Motsoai77277/
Mautsoe77205/
Mots'ei77118/
Mootsey7748/
Motsiyo7733/
Motsuoa7732/
Motshei7727/
Mottsey7717/
Moutsea7717/
Matsohe7710/
Motseyo779/
Matshoe777/
Mosuoeu777/
Mot'sei776/
Motshou774/
Motsiye773/
Motsouh772/
Moutsoa772/
Motsheu772/
Matsoer771/
Mosoeph771/
Mosuoee771/
Matsioe771/
Matsoue771/
Motseyi771/
Motshoi771/
Matsoea771/
Motsaye771/
Motseya771/
Motsioa771/
Motsoja771/
Motsooi771/
Motsuie771/
Mmotsoa771/
Moshoey771/
Moshoer770/
Motsoahaye751/
Mosae73936/
Masoe73909/
Motsu73433/
Mozoe7323/
Motchoue7178/
Motshawe7141/
Matshohe7124/
Motsheja7120/
Moutsaye7114/
Motshohi717/
Moshoesh717/
Mosoheed714/
Moshooed713/
Moitsioa712/
Motsoiha712/
Matschoe711/
Moutseye711/
Moutsoua711/
Motchoye711/
Matshoye711/
Motsheyi711/
Motshiyo711/
Moutshou711/
Moutsaue710/
Motshead710/
Matsue678,408/
Mosaee676,335/
Motsai671,204/
Matsea67792/
Motsau67614/
Matsei67571/
Masoet67277/
Matsey67251/
Matsoi67179/
Motsay67167/
Matsou67143/
Masoes67122/
Masuoe67119/
Matsae67105/
Matsoa6774/
Massoe6770/
Masoed6757/
Motshu6748/
Mashoe6745/
Matsoy6742/
Matsoo6738/
Matsee6731/
Mosoai6725/
Motsui6724/
Matsye6720/
Mozooe6720/
Maasoe6719/
Motsoahai6716/
Mossae6715/
Mocsoy6712/
Mosahe6711/
Masoea679/
Madsoe678/
Matseu678/
Matjoe675/
Moscey674/
Mosoua673/
Masohe673/
Moshae672/
Motzoi672/
Mousae672/
Mosaey672/
Mozoje672/
Motzey671/
Mosàoi671/
Masoeh671/
Motzeu671/
Motzie671/
Motzou671/
Motšei671/
Mozoue671/
Motchouet671/
Mocsae671/
Mosaoi671/
Motsiu671/
Mocoje671/
Mosooi671/
Mosaoy671/
Mohsae671/
Mozowe671/
Masjoe671/
Motzea670/
Moisae670/

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