Motshwari Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motshwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6651:81,47010,051
Botswana1761:12,4262,362
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motshwari (540) may also be a first name.

Motshwari Last Name Facts

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

Motshwari occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Motshwari click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshwari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 411,827th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name Motshwari occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motshwari live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motshwari is also the 362,702nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 540 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 81,470. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Motshwari Last Name Statistics demography

Motshwari earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.13% less than the national average, earning R 106,620 per year.

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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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  • 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 Motshwari
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