Motsopa Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsopa Surname User-submission:

The Motsopa surname means 'soil' or 'clay' in Sotho language.

Motsopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4151:4,898992
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Motsopa (15) may also be a first name.

Motsopa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Motsopa surname means 'soil' or 'clay' in Sotho language.

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Motsopa Last Name Facts

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

Motsopa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsopa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 541,435th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motsopa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motsopa is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Motsopa is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 4,898. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Berea District, where 72 percent reside, Maseru District, where 13 percent reside and Leribe District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Lesotho Motsopa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Botswana, where 8 percent reside.

Motsopa Last Name Statistics demography

Motsopa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.97% less than the national average, earning R 85,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsoepa9321/
Mots'opa932/
Mosopa92312/
Motsepa861,716/
Mutsopa86106/
Motsopi8694/
Matsopa8654/
Motsope8624/
Mosopha864/
Motsopo861/
Mosoupa861/
Mosopea861/
Matsopha80745/
Motshopi80150/
Motshepa8045/
Mots'epa8033/
Motshapa806/
Motsopje802/
Motshopo802/
Mastsopa802/
Motsepha801/
Motsapha801/
Mothsopi801/
Mot'sepa801/
Motsopho801/
Moshopha801/
Masopa77501/
Mosapa7757/
Mosopo7757/
Mozopa771/
Motshophi7578/
Motshopho7524/
'Mots'epa751/
Motsapi712,786/
Masopha711,309/
Matsapa711,105/
Matsepa71801/
Motsepo71233/
Mashopa71231/
Moshapa7196/
Matsopo7169/
Masopah7147/
Mutsopi7147/
Mutsapa7127/
Motsape7126/
Motjapa7120/
Matjopa7118/
Masopat7117/
Mozopea7116/
Mocopha7113/
Mutsope7110/
Mosapha719/
Matsopi717/
Moisapa714/
Motjopo713/
Masoopa713/
Matsope712/
Masopas711/
Mossapa711/
Mosapoa711/
Mosiopo711/
Mosiapa711/
Metsapa711/
Mosaupa711/
Mosiapoa671,561/
Mutshapa67377/
Mashopha67132/
Mutsapha6717/
Motshepo6713/
Matsiopi6711/
Motsepei6711/
Masophat6710/
Mousapha678/
Moshappa676/
Matshapa675/
Motshapi675/
Matshepa674/
Mahasopa672/
Mosatpha672/
Moshopho672/
Matsapha672/
Masoupas671/
Mats'apa671/
Moetsape671/
Matsappa671/
Mossapha671/
Matshopi671/
Matsophe671/
Motsaphi671/
Matsoppi671/
Matsoupe671/
Matsazpa671/
Mosiapea671/
Moisapai671/
Motshapo671/

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