Matwa Surname
Approximately 4,201 people bear this surname
Matwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,783 | 1:14,321 | 1,807 |
| Uganda | 152 | 1:256,837 | 18,920 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Matwa (83) may also be a first name.
Matwa Demographics
Average Matwa Salary in
United States
$39,029 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Matwa? popularity and diffusion
Matwa is the 110,607th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,734,717 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matwa live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 83 people.
The surname Matwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,783 people, or 1 in 14,321. In South Africa Matwa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Matwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Matwa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
The amount Matwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.96% less than the national average, earning R 123,672 per year and in United States they earn 9.55% less than the national average, earning $39,029 USD per year.
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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 Matwa
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