Masitwa Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Masitwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 215 | 1:10,172 | 1,871 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Masitwa (24) may also be a first name.
Masitwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masitwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masitwa is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masitwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,118,459th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Masitwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masitwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name on earth, held by 24 people.
This surname is most numerous in Botswana, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 10,172. Other than Botswana it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashitwa | 93 | 269 | / |
| Masitwe | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mositwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Masetwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mahasitwat | 82 | 5 | / |
| Moshitwa | 80 | 545 | / |
| Mashidwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Machitwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashetwad | 75 | 14 | / |
| Machitwad | 75 | 3 | / |
| Masidua | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mositwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majidwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosetwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masetua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosituoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Magidwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moshetwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosethwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madzidwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosetwe | 57 | 13 | / |
| Mazedwa | 57 | 6 | / |
| Magedwa | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mogetwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mogethwa | 53 | 6 | / |
| Machetwe | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Masitwa
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