Motshewane Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Motshewane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Motshewane (6) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motshiwane | 90 | 13 | / |
| Motshewana | 90 | 5 | / |
| Matshewane | 90 | 4 | / |
| Motshebane | 90 | 1 | / |
| Motshawane | 90 | 1 | / |
| Motshewene | 90 | 1 | / |
| Matsewane | 84 | 9 | / |
| Motsiwane | 84 | 2 | / |
| Motsewene | 84 | 1 | / |
| Motsebane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matshawane | 80 | 8 | / |
| Matshevane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mutshiwane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Matshebane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mothsowane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motshovhane | 76 | 1 | / |
| Matsebane | 74 | 262 | / |
| Machewane | 74 | 86 | / |
| Mochebane | 74 | 32 | / |
| Matsawane | 74 | 13 | / |
| Mochiwane | 74 | 3 | / |
| Matchewan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matshiwani | 70 | 6 | / |
| Matshevana | 70 | 5 | / |
| Motshaweni | 70 | 1 | / |
| Motshavani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Metshiwani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matshiwana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matshebani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matshovhane | 67 | 14 | / |
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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 Motshewane
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis