Motsosi Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Motsosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 456 | 1:118,811 | 14,123 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Lesotho | 53 | 1:38,350 | 6,671 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Motšosi (6) are calculated separately.
Motsosi (201) may also be a first name.
Motsosi Demographics
Average Motsosi Salary in
South Africa
R 193,680
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motsosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motsosi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Motšosi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 557,062nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. Motsosi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsosi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 639,077th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 201 people.
The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 118,811. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Free State, where 2 percent live. Excluding South Africa Motsosi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent live and Lesotho, where 9 percent live.
Motsosi Last Name Statistics demography
Motsosi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.5% less than the national average, earning R 193,680 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 Motsosi
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