Motsu Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Motsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 176 | 1:12,426 | 2,362 |
| Lesotho | 160 | 1:12,703 | 2,815 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Motsu (71) may also be a first name.
Motsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motsu (Russian: Моцу) is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motsu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motsu is the 685,266th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. Motsu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Motsu are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motsu is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 71 people.
The surname Motsu is most frequent in Botswana, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 12,426. Outside of Botswana it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motsu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motsu in the Russian language | ||
| Моцу | mocu | - |
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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 Motsu
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