Motsoto Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Lesotho971:20,9544,341
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motsoto (58) may also be a first name.

Motsoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsoto is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsoto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,133,308th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Motsoto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motsoto are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motsoto is also the 1,295,729th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa Motsoto is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Limpopo, where 12 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 46 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Motsoto Last Name Statistics demography

Motsoto earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning R 200,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motshoto931/
Mosoto92111/
Motsotuoa8835/
Motshotho8811/
Mosotho864,926/
Mutsoto86210/
Mosoito86185/
Motseto8668/
Motjoto8613/
Matsoto8610/
Moshoto863/
Mosotto863/
Mossotto80182/
Moshotho8024/
Matshoto802/
Motsoeta801/
Mmosotho801/
Mosothoi801/
Mosootho801/
Mosota771,540/
Masoto77121/
Moxoto7712/
Mocoto777/
Mozoto776/
Moschotos7531/
Moschotou754/
Moutsatos752/
Moschotto751/
Masotto711,056/
Motseta71499/
Matsuto71345/
Mashoto71229/
Mossato71216/
Mazotto71157/
Matsota7165/
Massoto7153/
Mocatto7144/
Moshato7124/
Macotto7124/
Mozatto7115/
Masotho7112/
Mozetto718/
Mochoto715/
Muzotto715/
Masooto714/
Matsato714/
Moçatto713/
Mosotta713/
Mosatto713/
Mosotha712/
Matseto712/
Mosaato712/
Mutsuto712/
Moussoutou712/
Mosatot711/
Masotou711/
Moussoutho711/
Mouzoto711/
Motsata711/
Mozotho711/
Masoito711/
Mosotat711/
Mazzotto6796/
Massotto6772/
Mossatto6740/
Mozzatto6734/
Moschota6717/
Mochotop678/
Matsotas678/
Moussato675/
Mousatou675/
Mousatos674/
Matsieto672/
Moshatos672/
Moshatou672/
Matsatos672/
Motshata672/
Matsheto671/
Matsoteu671/
Motsheta671/

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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 Motsoto
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