Msethu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Msethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449

Msethu (11) may also be a first name.

Msethu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msethu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msethu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msethu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 11 people.

The surname Msethu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 53 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside.

Msethu Last Name Statistics demography

Msethu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.95% less than the national average, earning R 99,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msoethu921/
Msetu91157/
Mjethu8336/
Msithu835/
Msothu833/
Msitu73476/
Msatu738/
Mgetu736/
Mjetu731/
Mzathu67251/
Mshitu67103/
Mshatu675/
Msittu672/
Mgithu671/
Mjettu671/
Mssitu671/
Hmshatu621/
Mgitu55180/
Mzatu5533/
Mzitu554/
Mgittu503/

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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 Msethu
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