Motsoko Surname

224,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6571:32,6964,182
Lesotho1201:16,9383,631
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England31:18,572,686338,250
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Motsoko (155) may also be a first name.

Motsoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsoko occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsoko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 224,220th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,015,177 people. The last name Motsoko occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsoko reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motsoko is also the 738,219th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 155 people.

The surname Motsoko is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,657 people, or 1 in 32,696. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Limpopo, where 34 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Barring South Africa Motsoko is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Motsoko Last Name Statistics demography

Motsoko earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.28% less than the national average, earning R 122,916 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 Motsoko
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