Motswere Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motswere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motswere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana3361:6,5091,087
South Africa1911:283,65327,806

Motswere (144) may also be a first name.

Motswere Last Name Facts

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

Motswere is found most frequently in Botswana. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Motswere.

How Common Is The Last Name Motswere? popularity and diffusion

It is the 591,720th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motswere live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 144 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 6,509. Apart from Botswana it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent reside.

Motswere Last Name Statistics demography

Motswere earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.77% less than the national average, earning R 135,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motswerre944/
Motswerie941/
Motshwere941/
Motsware8842/
Mutswere8819/
Motsweri8812/
Matswere885/
Motswire881/
Motshware82128/
Mocwere801/
Motswiri751,007/
Mutswera7557/
Motswari7541/
Mutsvere7535/
Matsvere7510/
Metsweri759/
Matswera751/
Mochwere751/
Motswary751/
Motshwari71847/
Matshware71194/
Matswaire7134/
Motshwiri713/
Mottsbery710/
Moitshwari675/
Mootshwari674/
Motshwarie672/
Macwere672/
Mocwire671/
Mazwere671/

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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 Motswere
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis