Motsemo Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Motsemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motsemo (6) may also be a first name.

Motsemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsemo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsemo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Motsemo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsemo live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Motsemo is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 6 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutsemo93128/
Mosemo92186/
Moseamo86594/
Motsema8613/
Matsemo864/
Motsimo863/
Metsemo862/
Moshemo861/
Motsamo861/
Moutsomo804/
Motshomo801/
Motsamoi801/
Motshema801/
Masemo774,572/
Mosimo77178/
Mosema7791/
Mozemo771/
Moussemou751/
Moutchemo751/
Motsima71845/
Mosemat71292/
Massemo71222/
Mashemo7198/
Matsema7165/
Mochemo7152/
Moisema7141/
Motsama7135/
Moshema7131/
Masiemo7118/
Mutsema717/
Mossimo714/
Motsoma714/
Mossema712/
Mosesma712/
Maseemo711/
Metcemo711/
Modzemo711/
Moseama711/
Moseima711/
Motgema711/
Moshimo711/
Mosemas710/
Mutsimho6775/
Matshema6767/
Mots'ama6730/
Matchemo6712/
Moutsima6711/
Massemoh679/
Moisemah676/
Mot'sama676/
Mouzemou674/
Motshama672/
Massiemo672/
Motshima671/
Motsamaa671/
Mutsiema671/
Moussema671/
Motshoma671/
Mutshema671/
Moshesma671/
Mohseema671/
Mousimho671/
Matsimho671/
Matseema671/
Moshemat671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Motsemo
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