Mkhethi Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

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

Mkhethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkhethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mkhethi (72) may also be a first name.

Mkhethi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkhethi is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhethi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,202,518th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Mkhethi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhethi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 72 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa Mkhethi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Mkhethi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Mkhethi Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhethi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning R 113,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqkhethi931/
Mkethi9215/
Mkheti923/
Mkhithi86347/
Mkhathi86262/
Mkhothi8622/
Mkgethi864/
Mkhethe861/
Mchethi861/
Mkhetha861/
Mketi83359/
Mkkhetha801/
Mkhethea801/
Mkithi7730/
Mcheti7717/
Mqethi7712/
Mkhati779/
Mkethe777/
Mkothi775/
Mkhoti775/
Mkieti772/
Mhithi772/
Mketha771/
Mkathi771/
Mkihti771/
Mkhete771/
Mkheta771/
McKiethie752/
Mkhitha7117/
Mqhathi7112/
Mmkathi716/
McHethe713/
McHetti712/
Mkhathe711/
M'Kheiteit711/
Mhcathi711/
Mqhithi711/
Mqethei711/
Mkhetoa711/
Mkhothe711/
Mhete67495/
Mkiti67433/
Mkati67382/
Mkoti67101/
Mceti6725/
McKether6724/
Mqeti678/
Mkete678/
Mketa676/
Mkheiter671/
McKeethe670/

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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 Mkhethi
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