Motsume Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motsume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Motsume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motsume is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Motsume.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsume are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 558,533. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and North West, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Motsume Last Name Statistics demography

Motsume earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning R 124,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motshume932/
Motssume931/
Mosume92252/
Motsum9221/
Motsumi8611,224/
Mousume863,245/
Motsuma86157/
Matsume8668/
Motsome8630/
Mutsume865/
Moshume864/
Mosaume861/
Mosumeh861/
Mosoume861/
Motsumj861/
Mosum8351/
Mousumee80360/
Motshumi80274/
Motshome80244/
Matsaume8040/
Matshume8015/
Matsumhe8012/
Moushume809/
Mossumez804/
Metsoume802/
Matsuume802/
Mots'umi801/
Motsomme801/
Mosoumeh801/
Motsumai801/
Motsumii801/
Motsuumi801/
Mosome771,337/
Mosumi77824/
Mosuma77531/
Mousum77363/
Masume7773/
Matsum7762/
Mossum7721/
Motsom7715/
Moshum7714/
Mocume775/
Moxsum774/
Mosoum774/
Mozume773/
Mohsum772/
Mosium772/
Moussoume7560/
Moutsouma755/
Mouhsumee754/
Motshoeme751/
Moushumee751/
Matshaume751/
Mutshumer750/
Mousumi7127,455/
Matsumi713,091/
Mousumy711,983/
Motsomi711,583/
Mousome711,358/
Mausume71360/
Masumeh71300/
Matsuma71278/
Mutsuma71237/
Matsome71199/
Masoume71158/
Moshome71110/
Motchum71106/
Mocumie7157/
Mutsumi7127/
Mashume7126/
Matshum718/
Mossoum717/
Mohsumi716/
Mazoume714/
Mosomea714/
Motsoma714/
Mochume713/
Moosome712/
Masumer711/
Mozssum711/
Mousuma711/
Mutsome711/
Mojssum711/
Matsaum711/
Motzuma711/
Mousoum711/
Moshumi711/
Motjumi711/
Moisoum711/
Mossome711/
Masumie711/
Masum6796,539/
Moushumi673,444/
Masoumeh671,056/
Matsouma67416/
Matshuma67316/
Mossouma67213/
Mosom67143/
Mahzoume67136/
Motchoum67104/
Mutshuma6789/
Massumeh6754/
Matshumi6731/
Matsumhi6726/
Matshome6724/
Motshomi6722/
Moussoum6720/
Matchume6719/
Mozum6711/
Moussome6710/
Moushome679/
Mats'uma675/
Moushumy675/
Moxum674/
Matsauma674/
Matshime672/
Mosumova672/
Mahsoume672/
Massoume672/
Motsomai672/
Masoumie672/
Mahsumeh671/
Mocum671/
Masumeer671/
Maushume671/
Maazoume671/
Motchuim671/
Moshouma671/
Mossoumi671/
Moossoum671/
Mathsuma671/
Maasoume671/
Motshoem671/
Motshoma671/
Mosumowa671/
Massumie671/
Maasumeh671/

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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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  • 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 Motsume
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