Matshwane Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Matshwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
Botswana331:66,27111,607

Matshwane (198) may also be a first name.

Matshwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matshwane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 832,284th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshwane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 198 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 181,196. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 49 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Free State, where 7 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 10 percent are found.

Matshwane Last Name Statistics demography

Matshwane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning R 184,404 per year.

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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 Matshwane
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