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 surname Metwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Metwa are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Metwa is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 40 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 37 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Metwa
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