Mbuthu Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

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

Mbuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5061:35,9754,613
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbuthu (122) may also be a first name.

Mbuthu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbuthu is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuthu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 236,504th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,289,315 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuthu are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 122 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,506 people, or 1 in 35,975. In South Africa Mbuthu is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Mbuthu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbuthu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.76% less than the national average, earning R 140,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhuthu926/
Mbutheu921/
Mbusthu921/
Mbutu918,058/
Mbeutheu8610/
Mbothu83357/
Mbutuh8399/
Mboutu8391/
Mbuitu8376/
Mbutau836/
Mbautu834/
Mbuutu833/
Mbutou832/
Mbuttu831/
Mbuteu831/
Mbutut831/
Mbuytu831/
Mbuhtu831/
M'Butu831/
Mboutou772,818/
Mbouteu7790/
Mbeuteu7742/
Mbeutou772/
Mbuthoo771/
Mbotheu771/
Mvutu731,481/
Mbietheu7110/
M'Boutou713/
Mbouttou711/
Mboutouh711/
Mbeutteu711/
Mmputu671/
Mvoutou621,156/
Nimputu6282/
Mimputu6242/
Nemputu622/
M'Voutou571/
Nvutu55111/
Nwutu5595/
Mbotu5542/
Mimpoutou531/
Mbotou503/
Nwautu501/
Mboteu501/

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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 Mbuthu
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