Metswi Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Metswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metswi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2641:205,21921,868
Botswana1651:13,2542,545

Metswi (19) may also be a first name.

Metswi Last Name Facts

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

Metswi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metswi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metswi is the 689,921st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name Metswi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metswi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Metswi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 205,219. In South Africa Metswi is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 47 percent reside, North West, where 43 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 38 percent reside.

Metswi Last Name Statistics demography

Metswi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.9% less than the national average, earning R 123,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metshwi922/
Motswi83999/
Matswi83242/
Metswe8323/
Metswa832/
Mitswi831/
Metsui831/
Motswai77428/
Matshwi77239/
Meitsui7750/
Matswai7728/
Mhetswe7719/
Mathswi773/
Mhetswa771/
Mmatswi771/
Mijtswi771/
Metshwa771/
Motshwi771/
Motswoi771/
Mecwi73715/
Matshwii711/
Matsui67211,441/
Mitsui6743,749/
Matswe67194/
Motswe67192/
Metsue6797/
Motsui6724/
Matsvi673/
Metsva671/

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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 Metswi
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