Gcotshwa Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Gcotshwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcatshwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Coshwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Cutshwa | 80 | 671 | / |
| Coshway | 80 | 16 | / |
| Coswa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khotshwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gqetshwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cautshwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cutshwea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cosway | 71 | 642 | / |
| Qoshwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cutswa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Qotswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koshwa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cashwa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kutshwa | 67 | 579 | / |
| Katshwa | 67 | 348 | / |
| Koishwa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Gqetswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cutshwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khotswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cashway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cossway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gcotshwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis