Mantwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Mantwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mantwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mantwa (9,813) may also be a first name.

Mantwa Last Name Facts

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

Mantwa is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mantwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Mantwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Mantwa are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 62,039th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 9,813 people.

The last name Mantwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Limpopo, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Mantwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mantwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.65% less than the national average, earning R 12,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manthwa92167/
Mmantwa921/
Matentwa861/
Mantua833,376/
Mandwa831,261/
Montwa835/
Mantwe832/
Mantuay7727/
Mandwad7715/
Mandwai7714/
Mantuad774/
Manthwe771/
Maandwa771/
Monthwa771/
Mandway771/
Mandwat771/
Montwaid7114/
Mandwaya712/
Mondwa67545/
Mandua67320/
Mandwe67187/
Montua67149/
Montwe67118/
Mandva67104/
Mântua6738/
Mantui6731/
Mantuo6715/
Mandwi6713/
Mantue6711/
Matintwet675/
Mandwo672/
Montwé671/
Mamdwa671/
Mamtua671/
Maintweet671/

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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 Mantwa
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