Matshwele Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Matshwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Botswana721:30,3746,067

Matshwele (56) may also be a first name.

Matshwele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matshwele occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshwele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshwele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 56 people.

The surname Matshwele is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa Matshwele is most common in: North West, where 61 percent live, Free State, where 13 percent live and Limpopo, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 38 percent live.

Matshwele Last Name Statistics demography

Matshwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.15% less than the national average, earning R 40,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matswele9463/
Motshwele8911/
Matsweli8232/
Matsuele8216/
Motswele824/
Machwele821/
Matsouele78737/
Matshuela78164/
Matshwili7814/
Motshweli782/
Matshwali781/
Macwele75887/
Mazwele7529/
Matsouelet7410/
Matsuela717,882/
Matswila713/
Mochwele712/
Motswela712/
Motswale711/
Madswell710/
Machuelle67181/
Motshwali674/
Motshwili671/

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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 Matshwele
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