Mkhathu Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

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

Mkhathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkhathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3091:175,33219,362
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkhathu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkhathu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhathu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 862,604th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhathu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkhathu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 175,332. In South Africa Mkhathu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Mkhathu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mkhathu Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhathu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.37% less than the national average, earning R 94,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mk'hathu931/
Mkhatu9230/
Mkathu929/
Mhathu921/
Mqhathu86233/
Mkhothu862/
Mhatu83746/
Mkatu83164/
Mjathu77314/
Mqhatu77119/
Mqathu7714/
Mcathu7710/
Mkothu771/
Mkhotu771/
Mkatau771/
Mqatu6729/
Mjatu676/
Mketu676/
M'Haitou671/
McAtu670/
McKeithus632/
Mqethu6216/
Mqetu5043/
Mqaytouth501/

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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 Mkhathu
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