Mxotshwa Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mxotshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mxotshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mxotshwa (191) may also be a first name.

Mxotshwa Last Name Facts

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

Mxotshwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mxotshwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mxotshwa is the 1,369,340th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Mxotshwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mxotshwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 657,437th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 191 people.

The last name Mxotshwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 99,602. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 61 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgxotshwa941/
Mxotswa936/
Mxothswa882/
Mzotshwa882/
Mxetshwa881/
Mxutshwa881/
Mxochwa8019/
Mcatshwa7523/
Msatshwa751/
Mchatshwa7153/
Mgcutshwa711/
Msatshweu591/
Mxuzwa571/

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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 Mxotshwa
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