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
Motsosa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Motsosa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsosa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Motsosa are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Lesotho, where 17 percent are found.
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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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