Matsuwe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Matsuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Matsuwe (18) may also be a first name.
Matsuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matsuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matsuwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsuwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Matsuwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsuwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matsuwe is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 18 people.
The surname Matsuwe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Matsuwe is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matshuwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matsuve | 86 | 67 | / |
| Matsuwa | 86 | 31 | / |
| Matsube | 86 | 11 | / |
| Matsuiwa | 80 | 143 | / |
| Matsusue | 80 | 40 | / |
| Matshube | 80 | 39 | / |
| Matshuve | 80 | 11 | / |
| Matshuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Matshiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazuwe | 77 | 88 | / |
| Matchouwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machuwe | 71 | 117 | / |
| Matsubi | 71 | 70 | / |
| Madzuwe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Maitchouwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mazhuwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matsuva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Motsowe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motsube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matcuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsuvi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsubai | 67 | 54 | / |
| Motshube | 67 | 17 | / |
| Matsuuva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motshiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machuhwe | 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 Matsuwe
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