Gaotshajwe Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gaotshajwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaotshajwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Gaotshajwe (14) may also be a first name.

Gaotshajwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaotshajwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaotshajwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaotshajwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gaotshajwe is also the 3,024,661st most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The last name Gaotshajwe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Gaotshajwe is primarily found in: North West, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 4 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

Gaotshajwe Last Name Statistics demography

Gaotshajwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.14% less than the national average, earning R 37,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaetshajwe904/
Gaotshabe8428/
Gaotsewe787/
Gaotsiwe781/
Gaoitsiwe7495/
Gaoitsewe744/
Goatsewe671/
Gotschijaewa641/
Gaoitsiwi631/
Gaidashjaee571/
Katshiji56239/
Goatsiwa5644/
Cutshjwa561/
Katshieji53233/
Kuatshija531/

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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 Gaotshajwe
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