Metwa Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

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

Metwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Metwa (40) may also be a first name.

Metwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Metwa reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Metwa is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 40 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 48 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 37 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa Metwa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Metwa Last Name Statistics demography

Metwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.77% less than the national average, earning R 69,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metway91175/
Metwaa9173/
Metwah9153/
Metwai9131/
Metwaj9120/
Metwas919/
Metwat914/
Metwau912/
Meytwa912/
Mmetwa912/
Metwea911/
Methwa911/
Mhetwa911/
Maetwa911/
Moetwa911/
Mhethwa832/
Meithwa832/
Mmethwa831/
Metwaih831/
Metwahy831/
Meatway830/
Matwa804,201/
Metua80450/
Metwo80183/
Motwa80139/
Mitwa8096/
Metwi805/
Metwe805/
Medwa802/
Meththwa771/
Mehethwa771/
Mothwa732,163/
Medway731,808/
Matway7372/
Matwai7342/
Muitwa7334/
Mmetwe7330/
Maedwa7325/
Meetua7319/
Motwai7318/
Mathwa7312/
Motway7312/
Maatwa735/
Motwea734/
Medwah734/
Metwih734/
Mmedwa732/
Mehtua732/
Mahtwa732/
Methua732/
Mmitwa731/
Medwat731/
Medwai731/
Mgedwa731/
Mithwa731/
Matwaa731/
Matw'a731/
Maitwa731/
Mmotwa731/
Mmatwa731/
Metwoh731/
Metwee731/
Matdwa731/
Moetua731/
Mujtwa731/
Mhatwa731/
Medwaj731/
Mitway730/
Meadway67205/
Mahatwa67195/
Mathwai67102/
Maitewa6768/
Maidewa676/
Medwatz675/
Mestwet674/
Mathwaa674/
Matwaha672/
Maydewa671/
Matthwa671/
Mothwwa671/
Mithwad671/
Mothwai671/
Medhwaj671/
Meedway670/

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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 Metwa
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