Mathethwa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mathethwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mathethwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathethwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathethwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathethwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mathethwa is most numerous in: Matabeleland South Province, where 86 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 36 percent live.

Mathethwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mathethwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.71% less than the national average, earning R 52,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathetwa944/
Matethwa941/
Mothethwa8942/
Methethwa893/
Mathehtwa891/
Mathetwat891/
Matetwa887/
Mathatwa825/
Mothetwa822/
Matetua7514/
Motetwa752/
Matatwa752/
Motietwa713/
Mothitwa711/
Matatua633/
Mototwa631/
Mettathua5633/
Metadua504/
Matadua501/

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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 Mathethwa
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