Motsosa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Motsosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Motsosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsosa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motsosa is the 7,593,402nd most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Motsosa reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa Motsosa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Lesotho, where 17 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Motsosa
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