Mqhathu Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

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

Mqhathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqhathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2331:232,52224,030

Mqhathu Last Name Facts

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

Mqhathu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqhathu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Mqhathu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqhathu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mqhathu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 232,522. In South Africa Mqhathu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live.

Mqhathu Last Name Statistics demography

Mqhathu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.24% less than the national average, earning R 101,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqhatu92119/
Mqathu9214/
Mkhathu86315/
Mqatu8329/
Mk'hathu801/
Mkhatu7730/
Mqethu7716/
Mcathu7710/
Mkathu779/
Mkhothu712/
Mkatu67164/
Mqetu6743/
McAtu670/
Mqaytouth631/
Mkatau621/
Mkhotu621/
Mkothu621/
Mketu506/
McKeithus502/

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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 Mqhathu
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