Motsoili Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Motsoili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 130 | 1:15,635 | 3,398 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Motsoili (12) may also be a first name.
Motsoili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsoili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motsoili is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsoili? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsoili reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motsoili is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 15,635. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 66 percent reside, Leribe District, where 17 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Motsoili
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