Mtabela Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

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

Mtabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4561:118,81114,123
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtabela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtabela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtabela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 658,434th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtabela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mtabela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 118,811. In South Africa Mtabela is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa Mtabela is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Mtabela Last Name Statistics demography

Mtabela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48% less than the national average, earning R 123,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthabela937,214/
Mtaabela931/
Mtobela86271/
Mtebela8620/
Mtabele8610/
Mtabala866/
Mtabeli862/
Mtabila862/
Mtavela861/
Mtabelo861/
Mthobela8050/
Mthebela808/
Mthabola802/
Mthabelo802/
Mthavela801/
Mthabeli801/
Mthabala801/
Mthabele801/
Mtowela71267/
Mtawila7198/
Mtavila7132/
Mtobeli719/
Mtabolo719/
Mtavele711/
Mtabile711/
Mtabalo711/
Mthobeli6725/
Mthabili673/
Mthabile671/
Mthawelo671/
Mtawaila671/
Mtavilla671/
Mtavillah635/
Mtowelo579/
Mtawilo571/
Mthobile532/
Mtgobile531/

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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 Mtabela
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