Mpetshwa Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

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

Mpetshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpetshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6671:32,5004,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpetshwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpetshwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpetshwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpetshwa is the 239,952nd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,369,032 people. Mpetshwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpetshwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpetshwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,667 people, or 1 in 32,500. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mpetshwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpetshwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning R 208,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphetshwa94676/
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Mpotshwa8811/
Mpitshwa881/
Mphetswa881/
Mphatshwa824/
Mphethswa822/
Mphetshua821/
Mpatswa804/
Mpechwa801/
Mphatswa7529/
Mpaitswa751/
Mphathswa711/
Mphazwa6712/
Mphicwa672/
Mpahazwa631/
Mpazwa5711/
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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 Mpetshwa
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