Otswakwa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Otswakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otswakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352

Otswakwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otswakwa is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Otswakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Otswakwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Otswakwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Otswakwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Otswakwa is most frequent in: North West, where 68 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Northern Cape, where 8 percent live.

Otswakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Otswakwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.45% less than the national average, earning R 25,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Otswaka931/
Otswakae8855/
Otsaka864/
Otosaka80791/
Etswaka80138/
Otwaska8053/
Otsokwa806/
Ocwakwa802/
Atsakwa801/
Itswaka801/
Otsuaka801/
Otsakai801/
Otsak7712/
Otsuwaki7528/
Itasakwa7527/
Ottwaska7516/
Yotsakai752/
O'Tasaka751/
Ochwakwa751/
O Tasaka750/
Atsaka71526/
Yotsak71407/
Otsaga719/
Otsaki717/
Itsaka715/
Otsack711/
Odsaka711/
Itasaka673,088/
Idosaka67172/
Utasaka67122/
Otsaiki6778/
Etsuaka6755/
Atsakaa6734/
Atsakai6734/
Itosaka6720/
Atsuaka675/
Utsakha675/
Otosaki675/
Owatsak675/
Atsaeka674/
Atsaaka674/
Otusaga672/
Atosaka672/
Atsukwa671/
Itswaga671/
Otsukwo671/
Itsiaka671/
Otsouakoua671/
Itusaka671/
Yutsaka671/
Ytusaka671/
Etsakua671/
Etsoaka671/
Atsakaï671/
Atsikwa671/
Atsakau671/
Azuokwa531/

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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 Otswakwa
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