Moswane Surname

191,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,198 people bear this surname

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

Moswane Surname User-submission:

Moswane or Mosoane is the surname of a clan Bakgaditsi from Limpopo, South Africa, under the King Masemola. Bakgaditsi clan is situated in a village called Thabampshe, which consists of residents of various surnames of royal lineage, each surname has a family head, who serve as advisors to the chieftain.

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Moswane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1511:25,1873,214
Botswana441:49,7039,263
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moswane (171) may also be a first name.

Moswane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Moswane or Mosoane is the surname of a clan Bakgaditsi from Limpopo, South Africa, under the King Masemola. Bakgaditsi clan is situated in a village called Thabampshe, which consists of residents of various surnames of royal lineage, each surname has a family head, who serve as advisors to the chieftain.

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Moswane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moswane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moswane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moswane is the 191,699th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,315,535 people. Moswane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moswane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most widely held forename in the world, borne by 171 people.

The last name Moswane is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,151 people, or 1 in 25,187. In South Africa Moswane is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and North West, where 24 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Moswane Last Name Statistics demography

Moswane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.13% less than the national average, earning R 147,024 per year.

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