Matswe Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Matswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1491:14,6772,860
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637

Matswe (27) may also be a first name.

Matswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matswe is held by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matswe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,210,518th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Matswe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matswe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matswe is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 27 people.

Matswe is most frequent in Botswana, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 14,677. Besides Botswana this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found.

Matswe Last Name Statistics demography

Matswe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.5% less than the national average, earning R 53,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matshwe9283/
Mautswe9246/
Matswee9223/
Matsweu922/
Matshweu8652/
Mahatswe861/
Matshwea861/
Matsue838,408/
Matswi83242/
Motswe83192/
Matswa8353/
Metswe8323/
Matsbe832/
Matsuie772,224/
Matshwi77239/
Matsvey7786/
Matsvei7752/
Mautswi7729/
Matswai7728/
Matshwa7726/
Mhetswe7719/
Moutswe7716/
Mathswi773/
Mhatswa772/
Motsweu772/
Mautswa771/
Matsues771/
Matsoue771/
Motshwe771/
Motswee771/
Mmatswi771/
Maitswa771/
Mazwe73116/
Macwe7328/
Madsw733/
Motshweu7142/
Matswaya7141/
Maitshwa711/
Mhatshwa711/
Matshwii711/
Matschue711/
Matsui67211,441/
Motswi67999/
Metswi67429/
Metsue6797/
Machwe6770/
Mazwei6718/
Macwee676/
Motswa673/
Matsvi673/
Matsva673/
Macsue672/
Motsue671/
Madzwe671/
Mazhwe671/
Mazwee671/
Matsby670/

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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
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  • 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 Matswe
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