Mathwasa Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mathwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4731:32,6395,048
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Mathwasa Last Name Facts

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

Mathwasa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathwasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,776th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mathwasa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 32,639. In Zimbabwe Mathwasa is most numerous in: Bulawayo Province, where 44 percent reside, Matabeleland North Province, where 32 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mathwasa Last Name Statistics demography

Mathwasa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.81% less than the national average, earning R 140,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matwasa931,046/
Mothwasa8815/
Mathuasa883/
Mathwase883/
Mathwasi881/
Matwassa881/
Mathwaaza8216/
Mathwasse821/
Matthuasa820/
Matwaza8026/
Matwase8011/
Matuasa806/
Matwasi803/
Matwaso801/
Matuassa7570/
Mathwazi755/
Matwasse752/
Matwashe751/
Matuhashi716/
Matwajo67168/
Madbasa6713/
Matwazi675/
Matuesa675/
Matwose674/
Motuasa673/
Mouthwatsi671/
Madwaza671/
Matuasi671/
Matuase671/
Madhbhasha671/
Medwasa671/
Madwasi671/

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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 Mathwasa
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