Matsiwe Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Matsiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 404 | 1:38,213 | 5,921 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Matsiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matsiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matsiwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Matsiwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsiwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matsiwe is the 717,442nd most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Matsiwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsiwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 38,213. In Zimbabwe Matsiwe is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 68 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Mozambique, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matshiwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matsiwhe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matsiwa | 86 | 43 | / |
| Matsibe | 86 | 32 | / |
| Matsive | 86 | 28 | / |
| Motsiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matjiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matsiwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matsuiwa | 80 | 143 | / |
| Matsieva | 80 | 132 | / |
| Matseiwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maetsiwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maitsiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathsiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motshiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maziwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Maitchiwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mattsieva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsebe | 71 | 866 | / |
| Matsievich | 71 | 80 | / |
| Matsibi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Matsewi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Motsiwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Machiwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mazihwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Matsiva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matsebi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mathsew | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maziwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madziwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motsibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motsiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshebe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Matshibi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Moitsiwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Matseeva | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mmotsiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Matsevoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matshiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motshiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matshewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matchewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maitsewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matchibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motsoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitsibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metsewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metsivey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsheve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothsiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Matsiwe
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