Motsotso Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Motsotso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Motsotso (9) may also be a first name.
Motsotso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsotso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motsotso is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsotso? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motsotso is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsotso live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 9 people.
The last name Motsotso is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Motsotso is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 44 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motsoso | 93 | 55 | / |
| Motshotsho | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mots'ots'o | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mutsotso | 88 | 1,835 | / |
| Matsotso | 88 | 473 | / |
| Motshoso | 88 | 47 | / |
| Motsotsa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mososo | 86 | 380 | / |
| Motseetso | 82 | 30 | / |
| Motsietso | 82 | 4 | / |
| Motshosho | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mutsotsho | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mutsostso | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moutsotsa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matsoso | 80 | 9,611 | / |
| Motsosa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mososod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mots'eetso | 78 | 34 | / |
| Motshatsho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motsatsa | 75 | 182 | / |
| Moshosho | 75 | 174 | / |
| Motshosa | 75 | 59 | / |
| Matsotsa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Motjotjo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mats'oso | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matsosoa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Metsotsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motsossa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsosoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matshoso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsosos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masotsho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motsetsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mososhoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masoso | 71 | 1,882 | / |
| Mososa | 71 | 84 | / |
| Moussosso | 71 | 61 | / |
| Moetsetsa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mosoco | 71 | 4 | / |
| Motjotjoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matsotsha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motshetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsoetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsosa | 67 | 712 | / |
| Moutsatsos | 67 | 563 | / |
| Masotsa | 67 | 342 | / |
| Masosot | 67 | 251 | / |
| Masosod | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mososia | 67 | 41 | / |
| Motsiatsia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Masosos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motshutsha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosocho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motshatsha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Massoso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motshaetsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mossoco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mososot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mososah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosousa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosiosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosgosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsoco | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Motsotso
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