Mathwai Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

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

Mathwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mathwai Last Name Facts

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

Mathwai is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mathwai live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa Mathwai is most common in: North West, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Mathwai Last Name Statistics demography

Mathwai earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.91% less than the national average, earning R 142,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matwai9242/
Mathwa9212/
Mathwi921/
Mathwad8625/
Madhwai868/
Mathwaa864/
Matwayi864/
Mathwie862/
Mothwai861/
Mastwai861/
Matwaii861/
Mathwij861/
Matthwa861/
Matwaie861/
Matwa834,201/
Matwi831,606/
Mathwich80180/
Mathweis8026/
Matuhaji801/
Mathwash801/
Mahthwaa801/
Madtuhai801/
Mothwa772,163/
Matwij77389/
Matwoi77161/
Matwis7786/
Mathwe7776/
Matway7772/
Matwie7766/
Madwai7746/
Matwiy7734/
Metwai7731/
Madhwa7722/
Mathua7721/
Motwai7718/
Madhwi7711/
Matwad775/
Maatwa775/
Mahdwi775/
Matwei774/
Mautwa774/
Mathui774/
Mahtwa772/
Mhatwa771/
Matdwa771/
Matwas771/
Mmatwa771/
Methwa771/
Maitwa771/
Matw'a771/
Matwaa771/
Maetwa771/
Mmatwi771/
Mothwahai751/
Matwiej71552/
Matwaya71305/
Madwayi71214/
Mahatwa71195/
Matwajo71168/
Maitewa7168/
Madhvai7128/
Matthwe7122/
Motwayi7115/
Matwaye7113/
Mattwei7111/
Mahadvi716/
Madhwad715/
Madwaih715/
Matuhei713/
Mathuea713/
Matuaij712/
Matwaha712/
Mhethwa712/
Mathuie712/
Matuaia712/
Meithwa712/
Mathhwe711/
Matweya711/
Matwiyo711/
Mathweh711/
Madhbai711/
Matuaji711/
Metwaih711/
Matouhi711/
Mothwwa711/
Matwaje711/
Mashtwa711/
Mmethwa711/
Matuhah711/
Meatway710/
Matua676,205/
Matui672,145/
Mahatwat67518/
Matwe67351/
Motwa67139/
Metwa67133/
Madwa6785/
Madwi6747/
Mattweid6720/
Mahadwad6716/
Mahattwa6713/
Mattouhi679/
Metwaiiy676/
Metwi675/
Mastouhi674/
Mashtwat671/
Matwy671/
Madhuaji671/
Mathuiye671/
Madouhai671/
Metwaiah671/
Meththwa671/
Methwayo671/

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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 Mathwai
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