Motsoi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Motsoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
Motsoi (19) may also be a first name.
Motsoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motsoi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motsoi is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Motsoi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsoi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Motsoi is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent are found, North West, where 40 percent are found and Limpopo, where 20 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 29 percent are found.
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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 Motsoi
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