Moshwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Moshwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moshwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England41:13,929,515290,718

Moshwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moshwe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moshwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Moshwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Moshwe live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Moshwe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Moshwe is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside and Free State, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Moshwe is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside.

Moshwe Last Name Statistics demography

Moshwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.7% less than the national average, earning R 52,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshweu921,242/
Moshwue923/
Moshwey922/
Motshwe921/
Moswe9146/
Moshw911/
Mosweu839,755/
Mashwe83259/
Moshue8335/
Moswey835/
Meshwe834/
Moshwa831/
Mouswe831/
Mushwe831/
Moswei831/
Moswue831/
Mosw803/
Mashweu77601/
Mushweu7788/
Moutswe7716/
Mouswes774/
Mashwey774/
Mosuhed772/
Moshwai772/
Mashwee771/
Motchwe771/
Motshwi771/
Mmoshwa771/
Moshwit771/
Moshuer770/
Maswe732,110/
Muswe731,575/
Moswa73683/
Mosue73606/
Moswi7341/
Mashw7315/
Meswe739/
Mosbe734/
Mosve734/
Mashwesh711/
Matshwea711/
Moishevy711/
Musweu671,212/
Mosbei67742/
Mosbey67519/
Masweu67424/
Mhoswa67185/
Moswai67147/
Mashwa67123/
Mashue67100/
Mousbe67100/
Machwe6770/
Masswe6764/
Mooswa6762/
Muchwe6756/
Moshva6721/
Mheswe6718/
Mooswi6717/
Muoswa6710/
Moosue679/
Mushwa678/
Mosoue677/
Mashwy674/
Meshue674/
Mossue674/
Mosued674/
Mosves673/
Mushve672/
Mosbee672/
Mashve672/
Maswie672/
Maswed671/
Maswei671/
Maswhe671/
Mouswa671/
Muswey671/
Muswei671/
Mohswa671/
Mmaswe671/
Mosbih671/
Muswee671/
Mushwi671/
Mochue671/
Meshve671/
Motsue671/
Maaswe671/
Mashbe671/
Muoswi671/
Mosvey671/
Mosuer671/
Mosway670/
Mosver670/

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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 Moshwe
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