Motswa 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
Motswa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motswai | 92 | 428 | / |
| Motshwa | 92 | 125 | / |
| Moetswa | 92 | 29 | / |
| Moutswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mootshwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Moutshwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moitshwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mhotshwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moetshwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmotshwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Motswi | 83 | 999 | / |
| Motswe | 83 | 192 | / |
| Mutswa | 83 | 101 | / |
| Matswa | 83 | 53 | / |
| Metswa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Motshwahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moutswi | 77 | 239 | / |
| Motsuoa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Matswai | 77 | 28 | / |
| Matshwa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Moutswe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mutshwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhatswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Motsweu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhutswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motswoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mootswi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motchwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muthswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mautswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Metshwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motshua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motshwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motshwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motswee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhetswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motswahaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mozwa | 73 | 847 | / |
| Mocwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Motshweu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Matswaya | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mgatshwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mhatshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutshua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mudtshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matswi | 67 | 242 | / |
| Matswe | 67 | 194 | / |
| Matsua | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mahatshwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mutswi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Motsui | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mutswe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mutsba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mouzwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matsva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mutsva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mutzwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motsue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metsva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhozwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matswo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutshwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metzwa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Motswa
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