Matswai Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matswai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matswai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998

Matswai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matswai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Matswai is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matswai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matswai live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Matswai is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 60 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent are found.

Matswai Last Name Statistics demography

Matswai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.52% less than the national average, earning R 70,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matswayi93105/
Matswi92242/
Matswa9253/
Matshwayi882/
Matsvai86795/
Motswai86428/
Matshwi86239/
Mautswi8629/
Matshwa8626/
Mathswi863/
Mhatswa862/
Maitswa861/
Mautswa861/
Mmatswi861/
Matsvayi80619/
Matsuaji8080/
Matswaya8041/
Mgatshwa809/
Matsweya801/
Matsvgai801/
Matsuayi801/
Matshwea801/
Matshwii801/
Mhatshwa801/
Maitshwa801/
Motswaio801/
Motswayi801/
Matsui77211,441/
Motswi77999/
Mazwai77437/
Metswi77429/
Matswe77194/
Matsua7760/
Matsvi773/
Matsva773/
Motswa773/
Metswa772/
Matzwa771/
Mahatshwa7534/
Matsouhai758/
Matshwayo752/
Matshwaya751/
Matsuie712,224/
Mazwayi711,244/
Matsuis71275/
Moutswi71239/
Motshwa71125/
Matsvay71110/
Matshwe7183/
Matsvei7152/
Mautswe7146/
Moetswa7129/
Matswee7123/
Mazwaai7115/
Matshui715/
Motswae714/
Matsweu712/
Metshwi712/
Matshua711/
Matsuit711/
Mootswi711/
Motswoi711/
Motshwi711/
Macwayi711/
Metshwa711/
Mautzwa711/
Moutswa711/
Mhetswa711/
Matsvau711/
Mattsui711/
Mazwi677,578/
Mazwa67326/
Matshweu6752/
Macwa6711/
Macwi678/
Mootshwa676/
Motsweyi675/
Moutshwa674/
Moitshwa673/
Matsvaya672/
Mahatswe671/
Mhotshwa671/
Matsbiye671/
Matsbaya671/
Matsviyo671/
Matsveya671/
Mahatsva671/
Moetshwa671/
Mmotshwa671/

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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 Matswai
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