Mketho Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Mketho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mketho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mketho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mketho is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mketho? popularity and diffusion

Mketho is the 1,907,068th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mketho reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mketho is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Mketho Last Name Statistics demography

Mketho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.99% less than the national average, earning R 97,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhetho92358/
Mkqetho926/
Mketo915,190/
Mk'hetho864/
Mketto83248/
Mkheto8343/
McKeto838/
Mqetho832/
Mkitho832/
Mkqeto831/
Mketha831/
Mkhatho778/
Mkhotho774/
Mkhetoa771/
Mgqetho771/
Mkhetha771/
Mkettoh771/
Mkoto73422/
Mkato7311/
Mketa736/
Mqeto732/
Mkito732/
Mkhoetha711/
Mkhothto711/
Mkkhetha711/
Mkhota67157/
Mkhito67131/
McKeta6769/
McKito6753/
Mqotho6739/
Mcheto6719/
Mkhoto6716/
Mkotto6712/
Mcetha679/
Mkatha678/
Mkotha675/
Mkitha674/
Mkhato672/
Mkotoi672/
Mkotah671/
Mkheta671/
Mqatho671/
Mcketouch671/
Mkohto671/

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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 Mketho
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