Matwe Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

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

Matwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Matwe (10) may also be a first name.

Matwe Last Name Facts

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

Matwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 799,576th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Matwe live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 358,793. In South Africa Matwe is most numerous in: North West, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Matwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.34% less than the national average, earning R 94,248 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.75% less than the national average, earning $38,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matwey91104/
Mathwe9176/
Matwie9166/
Maitwe9134/
Matwee9131/
Mattwe9114/
Matwet917/
Matweu917/
Matwei914/
Mhatwe912/
Mautwe911/
Mahtwe911/
Matw892/
Matwiej83552/
Matthwe8322/
Mattwei8311/
Mathwie832/
Mathhwe831/
Mathweh831/
Mattwer831/
Matwa804,201/
Matwi801,606/
Madwe80780/
Matue80197/
Motwe8050/
Mathw8029/
Metwe805/
Mattw801/
Matwy801/
Mathweis7726/
Mattweid7720/
Mattwees771/
MacHtwey771/
Matwij73389/
Matwoi73161/
Matoue7399/
Matwis7386/
Matway7372/
Matues7357/
Madwed7343/
Matwai7342/
Mathue7338/
Matwiy7334/
Mmetwe7330/
Matuer7321/
Mathwa7312/
Matthw7311/
Mattue7311/
Matwoy738/
Moutwe736/
Maatwa735/
Madhwe734/
Mautwa734/
Motwea734/
Matuet732/
Maitue732/
Mautue732/
Matuey731/
Madwer731/
Mhatwa731/
Mothwe731/
Madweh731/
Mathwi731/
Matdwa731/
Metwee731/
Mmatwa731/
Maitwa731/
Matw'a731/
Matwaa731/
Mgadwe731/
Mmatwi731/
Mastue731/
Metwea731/
MacHtweih711/
Mathwai67102/
Matwich6776/
Matouer6737/
Maithew6736/
Mattues6728/
Meathew6714/
Maythew677/
Mathwaa674/
Matthue674/
Mastuie674/
Mautuez674/
Matuhei673/
Maatthw673/
Machtue673/
Mathuea673/
Matwaha672/
Mathuie672/
Mahatve671/
Maatoue671/
Masttue671/
Mastwai671/
Mathwij671/
Mahadwe671/
Maidewe671/
Motw671/
Matthwa671/
Meatway670/

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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 Matwe
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