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.

DNA test information

Mtawu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
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Mtawu Demographics

Average Mtawu Salary in
South Africa

R 174,984

Per year
Rank:
81,726 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.98234E-5
Rank: 77,966 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
73.64%
Sample size: 10 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Mtawu Last Name Facts

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

Mtawu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Mtawu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Mtawu is most common in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 42 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent are found.

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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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