Motswalo Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Motswalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Motswalo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274

Motswalo (180) may also be a first name.

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Motswalo Demographics

Average Motswalo Salary in
South Africa

R 213,636

Per year
Rank:
66,122 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000196067
Rank: 41,592 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
89.9%
Sample size: 23 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Motswalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motswalo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motswalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Motswalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motswalo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 180 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa Motswalo is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside.

Motswalo Last Name Statistics demography

Motswalo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning R 213,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motswala881/
Matswalo881/
Motswela752/
Matchswala671/
Matsuala631/
Matsveylo591/
Matzhwelo591/
Macualo53594/
Mazuelo53118/
MacWala531/
Mozuelo531/
Matsuela507,882/
Muchwala502/
Matsuola501/
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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 Motswalo
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