Matlwa Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

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

Matlwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matlwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6601:82,08710,133
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matlwa (12) may also be a first name.

Matlwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matlwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matlwa is the 498,439th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matlwa is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Matlwa is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 660 people, or 1 in 82,087. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, Limpopo, where 33 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Matlwa Last Name Statistics demography

Matlwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.37% less than the national average, earning R 174,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmatlwa92262/
Mautlwa92146/
Matelwa9236/
Maatlwa9232/
Matilwa921/
Matlhwa921/
Matlhwai8636/
Mathelwa861/
Matilway860/
Motlwa832/
Matlua831/
Motelwa77171/
Motlhwa7757/
Moetlwa7755/
Matelua7744/
Mautlwe775/
Matlhwe772/
Matilua771/
Moutlwa771/
Matlewe771/
Metelwa771/
Matluoa771/
Matleba771/
Matluas771/
Mhotelwa71302/
Moetlhwa7160/
Motlhwai7145/
'Matluoa715/
Motoelwa711/
Matlewis711/
Mathylwe711/
Mothaelwa6772/
Matlby677/
Matelwich675/
Matlui675/
Mattlewis673/
Matlue671/
Motlua671/
Metlva671/

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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 Matlwa
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