Mkhwetha Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mkhwetha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkhwetha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Lesotho31:677,51919,546

Mkhwetha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkhwetha is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mkhwetha.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhwetha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhwetha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Free State, where 18 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside.

Mkhwetha Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhwetha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.44% less than the national average, earning R 98,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mk'hwetha942/
Mkwetha9343/
Mkhweta9327/
Mkweta86771/
Mcwetha801/
Mqwetha801/
Mkhwete801/
Mgqwetha7516/
Mkhwithi751/
Mkwita71118/
Mkweto7126/
Mcweta714/
Mqwetho674/
Mqwitha672/
Mgqweta671/

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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
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  • 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 Mkhwetha
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