Mtethiwa Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtethiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtethiwa 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
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mtethiwa Last Name Facts

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

Mtethiwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtethiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtethiwa is the 617,991st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtethiwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Not including Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside.

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
Mthethiwa94223/
Mtetiwa9326/
Mthethewa823/
Mthathiwa821/
Mthethiva821/
Mthethuwa821/
Mthetihwa821/
Mtatiwa8035/
Mtetewa808/
Mtitiwa801/
Mthetuwa752/
Mthatiwa751/
Mtitywa671/
Mtatywa671/
Mtyotywa63217/
Mthatywa631/
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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 Mtethiwa
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