Betshwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Betshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Betshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Betshwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Betshwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Betshwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Betshwa is the 5,057,639th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Betshwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Betshwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 75 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beitshwa931/
Betswa921/
Batshwa8629/
Botshwa862/
Betshua862/
Botswa77277/
Bechwa7759/
Betsva7745/
Batswa7716/
Bedswa772/
Bezhwa771/
Betchwash750/
Bechwah7128/
Batshua711/
Botshua711/
Veetswa711/
Bechway710/
Bezwa67164/
Bathshua672/
Beitshweesh671/
Mpitshwa671/
Mphetswa671/
Becwa671/
Beachway671/

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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 Betshwa
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