Mawethu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Mawethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Mawethu (7,981) may also be a first name.

Mawethu Last Name Facts

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

Mawethu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawethu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mawethu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mawethu is also the 71,206th most widespread first name globally, held by 7,981 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Mawethu Last Name Statistics demography

Mawethu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning R 233,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawetu9225/
Mabethu8626/
Mayethu861/
Mahwetu861/
Maetu8318/
Matheu774,219/
Maithu77338/
Mabetu7788/
Muethu7742/
Mawatu7738/
Maietu7736/
Mayetu7727/
Maetau7724/
Mavetu7714/
Meythu7712/
Meethu7712/
Maythu778/
Myethu775/
Mauthu773/
Majetu773/
Moethu772/
Meathu772/
Meithu771/
Mowetu771/
Mawitu771/
Mawotu771/
Mattheu71226/
Maithus7132/
Masvetu7123/
Mahuthu7120/
Maitthu7111/
Maithuj7110/
Mavetau7110/
Meyathu718/
Maithou714/
Mauvetu714/
Majothu714/
Maithau714/
Maiythu714/
Mabetou713/
Matheue712/
Maithuy712/
Meuthou711/
Mhayetu711/
Mavathu711/
Mayuthu711/
Mabythu711/
Maihetu711/
Mayathu711/
Mavhetu711/
Maithgu711/
Meathus710/
Mateu6718,043/
Muetu671,245/
Mautu67521/
Maitu67168/
Mavaetau6741/
Meetu6736/
Maiththu6725/
Mietu678/
Meatu678/
Moetu677/
Maiithau677/
Majtu676/
Meutu676/
Mayathus674/
Maitthuj671/
Maytu671/
Maouetou671/
Meytu671/
Meitu671/
Maithaus671/
Maitheus670/

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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 Mawethu
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