Mathwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Mathwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mathwa Last Name Facts

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

Mathwa is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mathwa is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mathwa reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Mathwa is most common in: Gauteng, where 56 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 8 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Mathwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mathwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.92% less than the national average, earning R 40,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathwai92102/
Mathwad9225/
Mathwaa924/
Matthwa921/
Matwa914,201/
Mathwash861/
Mahthwaa861/
Mothwa832,163/
Mathwe8376/
Matway8372/
Matwai8342/
Madhwa8322/
Mathua8321/
Matwad835/
Maatwa835/
Mathwo835/
Mautwa834/
Mahtwa832/
Mhatwa831/
Mathwi831/
Matdwa831/
Matwas831/
Mmatwa831/
Methwa831/
Maitwa831/
Matw'a831/
Matwaa831/
Maetwa831/
Mahatwa77195/
Maitewa7768/
Matthwe7722/
Madhwai778/
Madhwad775/
Mathuea773/
Mathwie772/
Matwaha772/
Mhethwa772/
Meithwa772/
Mathweh771/
Mothwai771/
Mastwai771/
Mathwij771/
Mothwwa771/
Mathwos771/
Mashtwa771/
Mmethwa771/
Matuhah771/
Meatway770/
Matua736,205/
Matwi731,606/
Matwe73351/
Motwa73139/
Metwa73133/
Madwa7385/
Matwo7325/
Matwy731/
Mahatwat71518/
Mathwich71180/
Mathweis7126/
Mahadwad7116/
Mahattwa7113/
Mashtwat711/
Meththwa711/
Madtuhai711/
Madhua672,807/
Matwij67389/
Metway67175/
Matwoi67161/
Moutwa67110/
Matwey67104/
Matwis6786/
Metwaa6773/
Matwie6766/
Metwah6753/
Madwai6746/
Madway6743/
Mathue6738/
Mattua6736/
Maatua6735/
Matwiy6734/
Maitwe6734/
Muitwa6734/
Madhva6731/
Matwee6731/
Metwai6731/
Mahathuay6731/
Maedwa6725/
Maitua6725/
Mastua6724/
Metwaj6720/
Matuaa6718/
Motwai6718/
Mattwe6714/
Motway6712/
Madhwi6711/
Matwoy678/
Mahdua677/
Matwet677/
Matweu677/
Motwaz675/
Mahdwi675/
Mootwa675/
Matwei674/
Madwaj674/
Madhwe674/
Matuas674/
Mathui674/
Maidwa674/
Madwah673/
Mgotwa673/
Matuay672/
Methua672/
Metwau672/
Matuat672/
Mahtva672/
Mothua672/
Madwas672/
Mmetwa672/
Meytwa672/
Mhatwe672/
Madhba671/
Madwad671/
Madwat671/
Mothwe671/
Matdua671/
Maitwo671/
Mahdwy671/
Mostwa671/
Mautwe671/
Mhetwa671/
Mahtwe671/
Mothwahai671/
Moetwa671/
Mmotwa671/
Mmatwi671/
Mhadwa671/

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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 Mathwa
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