Motsoloane Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsoloane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsoloane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1441:14,1153,108
South Africa1241:436,91737,311

The alternate forms: Motšoloane (4) are calculated separately.

Motsoloane (27) may also be a first name.

Motsoloane Last Name Facts

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

Motsoloane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Motšoloane. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsoloane? popularity and diffusion

Motsoloane is the 968,490th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. Motsoloane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsoloane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motsoloane is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 14,115. In Lesotho Motsoloane is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 35 percent live, Maseru District, where 22 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 15 percent live. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent live.

Motsoloane Last Name Statistics demography

Motsoloane earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 65% more than the national average, earning R 392,112 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 Motsoloane
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