Mosweu Surname

52,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mosweu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosweu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,8781:11,1071,380
Botswana4,8321:4534
England201:2,785,90397,972
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mosweu (1,642) may also be a first name.

Mosweu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mosweu? popularity and diffusion

Mosweu is the 52,452nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 747,058 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosweu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mosweu is also the 190,241st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,642 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,878 people, or 1 in 11,107. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Limpopo, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 50 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mosweu Last Name Statistics demography

Mosweu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.99% less than the national average, earning R 142,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshweu921,242/
Mosxweu921/
Moswe9146/
Motshweu8642/
Masweu83424/
Mosbeu8314/
Moshwe8312/
Moswey835/
Moswae833/
Mouswe831/
Mozweu831/
Moswei831/
Moswue831/
Mashweu77601/
Moutswe7716/
Mochweu7716/
Mouswes774/
Moshwue773/
Moshwey772/
Mosbeau771/
Motshwe771/
Mosweyi771/
Maswe732,110/
Mosua731,590/
Moswa73683/
Mosue73606/
Mosbu73230/
Moswi7341/
Mosui7310/
Meswe739/
Mosuo739/
Mosve734/
Mosbe734/
Maswu733/
Motsweyi715/
Mosuoe671,115/
Mosbei67742/
Mosbey67519/
Mashwe67259/
Mhoswa67185/
Moswai67147/
Maswau67127/
Mousbe67100/
Masswe6764/
Mooswa6762/
Moshue6735/
Motsui6724/
Mheswe6718/
Mooswi6717/
Muoswa6710/
Moosue679/
Mosoue677/
Moosui676/
Mosbau675/
Mosued674/
Mossue674/
Mossui674/
Meshwe674/
Mosuae674/
Mosuid673/
Mosves673/
Maswie672/
Mosuit672/
Moshua672/
Mosbee672/
Maswed671/
Motsue671/
Motshwaye671/
Motshwaue671/
Motshwahe671/
Maswhe671/
Mojsui671/
Mosuoa671/
Mosbou671/
Moshuo671/
Mouswa671/
Moshwo671/
Maswei671/
Mhosua671/
Mohswa671/
Mosuer671/
Mosvey671/
Muoswi671/
Maaswe671/
Mmaswe671/
Mosuod671/
Moshwa671/
Mosbuy670/
Mosver670/
Mosway670/

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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 Mosweu
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