Morwesi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Morwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morwesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Morwesi (2,148) may also be a first name.

Morwesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morwesi is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Morwesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Morwesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morwesi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morwesi is also the 161,899th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 2,148 people.

Morwesi is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Other than Botswana this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marwesi864/
Morwuese801/
Morweiser75191/
Maruesi71108/
Moruisi7177/
Marwisi7132/
Marwesy712/
Moruese711/
Moorweiser711/
Marvesi711/
Morvezes671/
Morwiser670/
Marwizi57587/
Marvisi57140/
Morvice5727/
Marwise5724/
Marwege5721/
Marwiji5716/
Marwiza573/
Marvezi572/
Maruese571/
Maruesee535/
Moruiser531/
Marvisich501/

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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 Morwesi
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