Matswi Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matswi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2421:223,87523,373

Matswi (14) may also be a first name.

Matswi Last Name Facts

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

Matswi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matswi? popularity and diffusion

Matswi is the 1,038,570th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matswi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matswi is also the 3,024,661st most common first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 223,875. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside.

Matswi Last Name Statistics demography

Matswi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.96% less than the national average, earning R 111,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matshwi92239/
Mautswi9229/
Matswai9228/
Mathswi923/
Mmatswi921/
Matshwii861/
Matsui83211,441/
Motswi83999/
Metswi83429/
Matswe83194/
Matswa8353/
Matsvi833/
Matsuie772,224/
Matsvai77795/
Motswai77428/
Matsuis77275/
Moutswi77239/
Matshwe7783/
Matsvei7752/
Mautswe7746/
Matshwa7726/
Matswee7723/
Matshui775/
Matsweu772/
Mhatswa772/
Metshwi772/
Maitswa771/
Mootswi771/
Mattsui771/
Matsuit771/
Mautswa771/
Motshwi771/
Motswoi771/
Mazwi737,578/
Macwi738/
Matshweu7152/
Matswaya7141/
Mahatswe711/
Maitshwa711/
Mhatshwa711/
Matshwea711/
Matsvgai711/
Matsuayi711/
Matsue678,408/
Mazwai67437/
Motswe67192/
Mmazwi6735/
Matzui6730/
Motsui6724/
Metswe6723/
Mazwei6718/
Matsouhai678/
Motswa673/
Matsva673/
Matsbe672/
Metsui671/
Macsui671/
Mhazwi671/
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
  • 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 Matswi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis