Mathagwa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mathagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557

Mathagwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathagwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathagwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathagwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Mathagwa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 78 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live.

Mathagwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mathagwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.54% less than the national average, earning R 53,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathangwa941/
Matagwa932/
Matagwai8823/
Mathokgwa822/
Matangkwa821/
Mathakgwe821/
Mathangua821/
Matangwai821/
Matogwa80514/
Matakwa80170/
Mategwa80108/
Metagwa801/
Matagua801/
Matagwi801/
Mathokwa7559/
Mataikwa7517/
Mathague752/
Matakwad751/
Mattakwa751/
Mathakwe751/
Mathekwa751/
Maitankwa713/
Mothokgwa712/
Maithague711/
Matanguai711/
Matekwa671,592/
Matacua67108/
Matague6750/
Matakwe6743/
Motagba6721/
Matokwa6714/
Motogwa6713/
Matagui673/
Matagbe673/
Matogwe671/
Matakua671/
Metogwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Mathagwa
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