Mtembu Surname
Approximately 11,896 people bear this surname
Mtembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 11,881 | 1:4,560 | 581 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mtembu (19) may also be a first name.
Mtembu Demographics
Average Mtembu Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mtembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtembu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mtembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,702nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 612,605 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtembu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 11,881 people, or 1 in 4,560. In South Africa Mtembu is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Mtembu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mtembu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 45.53% less than the national average, earning R 129,432 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthembu | 92 | 175,107 | / |
| Mtehmbu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mtuembu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mtaembu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mhtembu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mttembu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtmbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mmthembu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mthiembu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mthembuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthembau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthhembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthemmbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtheumbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtehembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthaembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtheimbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthembhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtambu | 83 | 100 | / |
| Mtemvu | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mtimbu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mtombu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mthmbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtambuu | 77 | 108 | / |
| Mthombu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mthambu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mthenbu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mthimbu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mthemvu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtaenbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthemboo | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtembu
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