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
Motsotso occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsotso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsotso reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motsotso is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 9 people.
The surname Motsotso is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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