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 surname Matsiwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsiwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 717,442nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname Matsiwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsiwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 38,213. In Zimbabwe Matsiwe is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 68 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Mozambique, where 0 percent reside.
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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