Motsoeli Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsoeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsoeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Lesotho1101:18,4783,925
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motsoeli (49) may also be a first name.

Motsoeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsoeli occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsoeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,058,336th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Motsoeli is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Motsoeli live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name in the world, held by 49 people.

Motsoeli is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa Motsoeli is primarily found in: Free State, where 55 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Motsoeli occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 47 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Motsoeli Last Name Statistics demography

Motsoeli earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.33% less than the national average, earning R 179,832 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 Motsoeli
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