Mqetu Surname

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

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mqetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mqetu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Mqetu Last Name Facts

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

Mqetu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mqetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Mqetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqetu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Mqetu is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mqetu occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqethu9116/
Mqatu8029/
Mketu806/
Mqitu801/
Mqhatu73119/
Mqathu7314/
Mqhathu67233/
Mkatu60164/
Mkitu603/
McAtu600/
McKeithus572/
Mqaytouth571/
Mcketouch571/
Mkhatu5530/
Mcathu5510/
Mkathu559/
Mkittu555/
Mkatau551/
Mkhotu551/
Mkothu551/
Mkhathu50315/
Mkhothu502/
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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 Mqetu
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