Petshwa Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

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

Petshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2721:199,18321,377

Petshwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petshwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petshwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petshwa is the 959,117th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. Petshwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Petshwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 199,183. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found.

Petshwa Last Name Statistics demography

Petshwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning R 217,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phetshwa9323/
Peshwa9269/
Pheshwa868/
Patshwa865/
Petchwa862/
Phetswa861/
Peeshwa861/
Peswa8325/
Phatshwa806/
Peshwaai801/
Peishwai801/
Phetsuha801/
Phetswat801/
Petchwat801/
Peashway800/
Peshva778/
Pheswa772/
Petsua772/
Pishwa771/
Pechwa771/
Podtschwa756/
Phatswa7112/
Patsuha712/
Pitshwe712/
Pechwat711/
Pytsuha711/
Potsuha711/
Pishwaz711/
Petchuay67177/
Pesua6772/
Phetsuea6714/
Pecwa678/
Pesba672/
Peachway672/
Pheaswai671/
Piswa671/
Peechwha671/
Pesva671/

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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 Petshwa
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