Motwa Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Motwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Motwa (11) may also be a first name.
Motwa Demographics
Average Motwa Salary in
South Africa
R 92,088
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,504,764th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Motwa live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Motwa is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 45 percent live and Limpopo, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.
Motwa Last Name Statistics demography
Motwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.25% less than the national average, earning R 92,088 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothwa | 91 | 2,163 | / |
| Moutwa | 91 | 110 | / |
| Motwai | 91 | 18 | / |
| Motway | 91 | 12 | / |
| Motwaz | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mootwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Motwea | 91 | 4 | / |
| Motwat | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mgotwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mostwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Moetwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mmotwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mothwwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mothwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matwa | 80 | 4,201 | / |
| Mutwa | 80 | 1,633 | / |
| Metwa | 80 | 133 | / |
| Motua | 80 | 95 | / |
| Motwe | 80 | 50 | / |
| Modwa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Motwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muthwa | 73 | 2,498 | / |
| Metway | 73 | 175 | / |
| Motwoi | 73 | 106 | / |
| Metwaa | 73 | 73 | / |
| Matway | 73 | 72 | / |
| Metwah | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mutwat | 73 | 47 | / |
| Matwai | 73 | 42 | / |
| Moutua | 73 | 41 | / |
| Mottua | 73 | 35 | / |
| Muitwa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Metwai | 73 | 31 | / |
| Metwaj | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mootua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mathwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mutwad | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mutwaa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Moutwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Matwad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maatwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mautwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Modtua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mohtua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmetwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mothua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mutwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mustwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahtwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Metwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Motuah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mutw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mostua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Motwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maetwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhetwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhatwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Methwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmotua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmatwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Motuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Motuaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matdwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moetua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhutwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mothwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mujtwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mothwahai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahatwa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Mutwaha | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mathwai | 67 | 102 | / |
| Mathwad | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mutwaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mathwaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhethwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matwaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Metwahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmethwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashtwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matthwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mastwai | 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
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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 Motwa
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