Mbethu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Mbethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478

Mbethu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbethu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mbethu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbethu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Mbethu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbethu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbethu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa Mbethu is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 59 percent are found, North West, where 18 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found.

Mbethu Last Name Statistics demography

Mbethu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.48% less than the national average, earning R 25,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbetu911,068/
Mbietheu8610/
Mbeutheu8610/
Mbathu83409/
Mbothu83357/
Muethu8342/
Mwethu8335/
Mbeteu8330/
Mbetou8311/
Mbithu8311/
Mbehtu832/
Mbeuteu7742/
Mbatheu7719/
M'Betou776/
Muhethu774/
Mbathou772/
Mbeutou772/
Mbitheu771/
Mbotheu771/
Mbhathu771/
Mbatu732,138/
Muetu731,245/
Mbitu731,015/
Mwetu73789/
Mbotu7342/
Nbetu734/
Mvetu731/
M'Bettou7114/
M'Bathou7112/
Mbeutteu711/
Mbuitu6776/
Mwithu6759/
Mbateu6729/
Mbotuh6718/
Mbatui679/
Mbatau678/
Mbiteu674/
Muithu674/
Mbitut673/
Mbittu673/
Mbattu672/
Mvetou671/
Mbohtu671/
Mbuytu671/
Mboteu671/
Nwethu671/
Mbetoe671/
Mbitui671/

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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
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  • 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 Mbethu
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