Khethiwe Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Khethiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khethiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Botswana991:22,0904,408
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Khethiwe (19,470) may also be a first name.

Khethiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khethiwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khethiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. Khethiwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Khethiwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Khethiwe is also the 38,609th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 19,470 people.

The last name Khethiwe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa Khethiwe is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Khethiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Khethiwe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.43% less than the national average, earning R 189,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kethiwe936/
Khetiwe935/
Khethiwa8827/
Khathiwe881/
Ketiwe86121/
Khetiwa806/
Khetibe801/
Hetiwer801/
Khatiwe801/
Khetieva7513/
Chithiwe755/
Chetiewe751/
Ketiwa71153/
Ketive7115/
Ketewe716/
Hetive715/
Kitiwe712/
Katiwe711/
Kotiwe711/
Ketthawee711/
Kestiwi6723/
Katiwie678/
Khetave676/
Chitiwe673/
Cetuiwe672/
Ketouwe672/
Keadthawee671/
Cothiwe671/
Kithibe671/
Khetaibhai671/
Chetibe671/
Chetiwi671/
Ketieva671/
Keetthawee671/

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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 Khethiwe
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