Mawatsa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawatsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawatsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mawatsa Last Name Facts

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

Mawatsa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawatsa? popularity and diffusion

Mawatsa is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mawatsa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawatsa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mawatsa is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawatsha932/
Mawatsia932/
Mawotsa8695/
Mawetsa8641/
Mawatse8613/
Mawatsi861/
Mabatsa861/
Mavatsha8079/
Mawoutsa801/
Mawatsop801/
Mawetsha801/
Mawaza77177/
Mawaca771/
Mahabotsa751/
Mabotsa71614/
Mawadza71430/
Mawacha71123/
Mavotsa7131/
Mowatse7125/
Mabatsi7124/
Mawaazi7120/
Mawacay7113/
Mabatso717/
Maywaza717/
Mowatsi713/
Mawaazo713/
Mauwaza713/
Mahwaza712/
Mobatsa712/
Mawetso711/
Maewaza711/
Mavatse711/
Mavetsa711/
Mawazza711/
Maiwaazi67198/
Mabatshi6740/
Mabotsha6737/
Mowatshe6722/
Mowautse6711/
Mavetsha675/
Mowatcha671/
Mabatcha671/
Mavotsap671/
Mawatchi671/
Mabautso671/
Mahwadza671/
Mahwacha671/
Mewoutsa671/

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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 Mawatsa
  • 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