Mtembu Surname

43,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,896 people bear this surname

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

Mtembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,8811:4,560581
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mtembu (19) may also be a first name.

Mtembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtembu is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtembu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 43,702nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 612,605 people. The last name Mtembu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 11,881 people, or 1 in 4,560. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthembu92175,107/
Mtehmbu9217/
Mtuembu923/
Mtaembu921/
Mhtembu921/
Mttembu921/
Mtmbu911/
Mmthembu862/
Mthiembu862/
Mthembuy861/
Mthembuu861/
Mthembau861/
Mthhembu861/
Mthembui861/
Mthemmbu861/
Mtheumbu861/
Mtehembu861/
Mthaembu861/
Mtheimbu861/
Mthembhu861/
Mtambu83100/
Mtemvu8331/
Mtimbu833/
Mtombu831/
Mthmbu831/
Mtambuu77108/
Mthombu7726/
Mthambu7716/
Mthenbu779/
Mthimbu776/
Mthemvu771/
Mtaenbu771/
Mthemboo711/

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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 Mtembu
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