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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or 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 Motsotso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motsotso is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsotso reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 9 people.
Motsotso is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Motsotso is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
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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