Matwasa Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5961:25,9033,957
South Africa4491:120,66314,311
England11:55,718,059489,080

Matwasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matwasa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwasa? popularity and diffusion

Matwasa is the 349,113th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,967,061 people. Matwasa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwasa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Matwasa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 25,903. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Bulawayo Province, where 39 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 26 percent live and Midlands Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 43 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Matwasa Last Name Statistics demography

Matwasa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.13% less than the national average, earning R 163,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathwasa93719/
Matwassa931/
Matwaza8626/
Matwase8611/
Matuasa866/
Matwasi863/
Matwaso861/
Matuassa8070/
Mothwasa8015/
Mathwase803/
Mathuasa803/
Matwasse802/
Mathwasi801/
Matwashe801/
Mathwaaza7516/
Mathwasse751/
Matthuasa750/
Matwajo71168/
Madbasa7113/
Matwazi715/
Matuesa715/
Matwose714/
Motuasa713/
Madwaza711/
Matuasi711/
Matuase711/
Medwasa711/
Madwasi711/
Matwachi676/
Mathwazi675/
Madwatsi672/
Motwatsi671/
Matuasse671/

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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 Matwasa
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