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
Matswa is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matswa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
Matswa is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Outside of Botswana this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis