Mathembu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Mathembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mathembu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mathembu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathembu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa Mathembu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Free State, where 4 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Mathembu Last Name Statistics demography

Mathembu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.47% less than the national average, earning R 150,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matembu93681/
Mothembu8854/
Mathombu884/
Mathambu883/
Methembu881/
Matiembou822/
Matuembou821/
Matambu802,228/
Matemvu80235/
Matimbu80132/
Motembu805/
Metembu804/
Matimbou7518/
Metembou753/
Matuumbu752/
Maitambou711/
Metmbou671/
Motombu671/
Motmbeu671/
Matanbu671/
Metombou6314/
Metenbou632/
Motombou632/
Matinbou631/
Moutambou5944/
Meteambou591/
Mastinbaux560/
Metanbou5047/
Metonbou501/

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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 Mathembu
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