Mtawu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605

Mtawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtawu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mtawu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtawu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Mtawu is most common in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 42 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent reside.

Mtawu Last Name Statistics demography

Mtawu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.37% less than the national average, earning R 174,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtabu805/
Mtavu804/
Mtewu804/
Mtaibu739/
Mtabou731/
Mthabu731/
Mthaubu671/
Mtobu602/
Mtevu602/
Mtovu601/
Mtobou552/

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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 Mtawu
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