Msutu Surname

107,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8861:18,7732,369
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msutu (99) may also be a first name.

Msutu Last Name Facts

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

Msutu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msutu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,718th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,683,425 people. Msutu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msutu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Msutu is also the 951,070th most common first name at a global level, borne by 99 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,886 people, or 1 in 18,773. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Msutu Last Name Statistics demography

Msutu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.61% less than the national average, earning R 164,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msuthu912,554/
Mxutu80362/
Mcutu8045/
Mjutu804/
Mzutu802/
Mshitu73103/
Mxuthu73101/
Mxhutu739/
Mzuthu739/
Mchutu733/
Mssitu731/
Mxhuthu6715/
Msothu553/
Msoethu501/

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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 Msutu
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