Mgemtu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mgemtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mgemtu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mgemtu Last Name Facts

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

Mgemtu is most common in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgemtu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Mgemtu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgemtu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mgemtu is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Quthing District, where 100 percent live. Barring Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgemntu921/
Memtu911/
Mgentu833/
Memtou831/
Memtoe676/
Mjentu671/
Msentu671/
Mimtus671/
McEntush5728/
McGintuy571/
Mengintu571/
McGintus570/
McEntuch570/
McEntuss570/
McEntous570/
McEntoush530/
McEntouch530/
McEntaush530/
McEentouch500/
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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 Mgemtu
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