Mketeni Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Mketeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mketeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407

Mketeni (35) may also be a first name.

Mketeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mketeni is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mketeni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mketeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mketeni is also the 1,744,716th most common given name on earth, held by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa Mketeni is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside.

Mketeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mketeni earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.68% more than the national average, earning R 274,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkheteni934/
Mkhetheni888/
Mkateni8631/
Mketani8623/
Mceteni8611/
Mkoteni864/
Mcetheni802/
Mkotheni801/
Mkhethoni7529/
Mkhotheni753/
Mkhatheni752/
Mkhethani751/
Mkatini71171/
Mkotani7196/
Mqoteni716/
Mketane715/
Mkotini712/
Mciteni712/
Mcateni711/
Mkhatini6726/
Mkathini6710/
Mcotheni672/
Mcitheni672/
Mchiteni671/

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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 Mketeni
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