Matswa Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Matswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Matswa (11) may also be a first name.
Matswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matswa is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matswa is the 2,661,929th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Matswa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matswa live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matswa is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, held by 11 people.
This surname is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Barring Botswana this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matswai | 92 | 28 | / |
| Matshwa | 92 | 26 | / |
| Mhatswa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mautswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maitswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matswaya | 86 | 41 | / |
| Mgatshwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Maitshwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhatshwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matshwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matswi | 83 | 242 | / |
| Matswe | 83 | 194 | / |
| Matsua | 83 | 60 | / |
| Motswa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Matsva | 83 | 3 | / |
| Metswa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Matzwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matswo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mahatshwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Matsvai | 77 | 795 | / |
| Motswai | 77 | 428 | / |
| Matshwi | 77 | 239 | / |
| Motshwa | 77 | 125 | / |
| Matsvay | 77 | 110 | / |
| Matshwe | 77 | 83 | / |
| Mautswe | 77 | 46 | / |
| Moetswa | 77 | 29 | / |
| Mautswi | 77 | 29 | / |
| Matswee | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mathswi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matsweu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matshua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moutswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhetswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matsvau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mautzwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Metshwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmatswi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mazwa | 73 | 326 | / |
| Macwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Matshweu | 71 | 52 | / |
| Mootshwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moutshwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moitshwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matsvaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mmotshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moetshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahatswe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhotshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshwii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsvgai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsuayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahatsva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsui | 67 | 211,441 | / |
| Matsuo | 67 | 194,853 | / |
| Matsue | 67 | 8,408 | / |
| Motswi | 67 | 999 | / |
| Mazwai | 67 | 437 | / |
| Motswe | 67 | 192 | / |
| MacWay | 67 | 70 | / |
| Machwa | 67 | 61 | / |
| MacWha | 67 | 48 | / |
| Matsouhai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Matsvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matsbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madzwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmazwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metsva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motshwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metzwa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Matsby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Matswa
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