Motshwisa 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
Motshwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motshwaisa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Matshwisa | 89 | 147 | / |
| Motswaisa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Motshwaiso | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matshweisa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matswisa | 82 | 15 | / |
| Mochwisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motshwaisho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motswaiso | 78 | 822 | / |
| Matshuisa | 78 | 61 | / |
| Motswetsa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Motswaise | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathswisa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matshwesa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matshwisi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machwisa | 71 | 499 | / |
| Mochwisi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Matswisi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Machwaisa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Machwuisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matswaiso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mochweisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Machweisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motswetse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matswitso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mats'bisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motsvitsy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Motshwisa
- 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