Mothwa Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

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

Mothwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1571:25,1173,205
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mothwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mothwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mothwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 194,280th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,369,184 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mothwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,157 people, or 1 in 25,117. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 43 percent are found, Limpopo, where 34 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mothwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mothwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.17% less than the national average, earning R 135,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothwwa921/
Mothwai921/
Motwa91139/
Muthwa832,498/
Moutwa83110/
Motwai8318/
Mathwa8312/
Motway8312/
Mootwa835/
Motwaz835/
Motwat834/
Motwea834/
Mgotwa833/
Mothua832/
Methwa831/
Mostwa831/
Moetwa831/
Mmotwa831/
Mothwe831/
Mothwahai801/
Mathwai77102/
Mathwad7725/
Mathwaa774/
Mhethwa772/
Mmethwa771/
Matthwa771/
Matwa734,201/
Mutwa731,633/
Metwa73133/
Motua7395/
Motwe7350/
Modwa7329/
Motwo731/
Muthwaha7175/
Mahthwaa711/
Meththwa711/
Mathwash711/
Muthua671,509/
Metway67175/
Motwoi67106/
Mathwe6776/
Metwaa6773/
Matway6772/
Metwah6753/
Mutwat6747/
Matwai6742/
Moutua6741/
Modhua6740/
Mottua6735/
Muitwa6734/
Metwai6731/
Madhwa6722/
Mathua6721/
Metwaj6720/
Mootua6718/
Mutwaa678/
Mudhwa678/
Mutwad678/
Moutwe676/
Matwad675/
Mathwo675/
Maatwa675/
Mautwa674/
Modtua673/
Mothue672/
Motuah672/
Mmetwa672/
Mutwai672/
Mahtwa672/
Mustwa672/
Muthwe672/
Metwau672/
Methua672/
Modhwe672/
Mohtua672/
Mothuo671/
Mhatwa671/
Mhutwa671/
Mujtwa671/
Mmotua671/
Modway671/
Mmatwa671/
Mutw'a671/
Matw'a671/
Matwaa671/
Mhetwa671/
Maetwa671/
Motwoy671/
Mostua671/
Motuoa671/
Moetua671/
Mathwi671/
Matdwa671/
Matwas671/
Motuaz671/
Mhadwa671/
Metwea671/
Moduha671/
Muthwi671/

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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 Mothwa
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