Motshwa Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

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

Motshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Motshwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motshwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Motshwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motshwa is the 1,612,213th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Motshwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 463,057. In South Africa Motshwa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 28 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Motshwa Last Name Statistics demography

Motshwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.42% less than the national average, earning R 117,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mootshwa936/
Moutshwa934/
Moitshwa933/
Mmotshwa931/
Moetshwa931/
Mhotshwa931/
Motswa923/
Motshwahe881/
Motswai86428/
Moetswa8629/
Matshwa8626/
Mutshwa862/
Metshwa861/
Motchwa861/
Moutswa861/
Motshwe861/
Motshwi861/
Motshua861/
Motshweu8042/
Mgatshwa809/
Matshwea801/
Mhatshwa801/
Moutshua801/
Mudtshwa801/
Motswi77999/
Motswe77192/
Mutswa77101/
Matswa7753/
Metswa772/
Mahatshwa7534/
Mutshwaha751/
Moutswi71239/
Matshwi71239/
Matshwe7183/
Mutchwa7135/
Motsuoa7132/
Matswai7128/
Moutswe7116/
Motsuhi714/
Mhatswa712/
Motsweu712/
Matshua711/
Mhetswa711/
Mhutswa711/
Motchwe711/
Muthswa711/
Mutshwi711/
Mautswa711/
Motshbi711/
Motswahaye711/
Motswee711/
Motswoi711/
Mootswi711/
Mozwa67847/
Matshweu6752/
Matswaya6741/
Mocwa677/
Mgutzhwa671/
Matshwii671/

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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 Motshwa
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