Matwazi Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Matwazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathwazi | 93 | 5 | / |
| Matwaza | 86 | 26 | / |
| Matwasi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Madwazi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metwazi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matwachi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mathwasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathwaaza | 75 | 16 | / |
| Matwasa | 71 | 1,046 | / |
| Metwasi | 71 | 51 | / |
| Matwase | 71 | 11 | / |
| Matuaci | 71 | 4 | / |
| Madwaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maduazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madwasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matwaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathwasa | 67 | 719 | / |
| Matuozzi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mathwase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Madwatsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matwasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Methwasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matwassa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matwashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matuhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matuhaci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motwatsi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Matwazi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis