Mtethwa Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

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

Mtethwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019

Mtethwa Last Name Facts

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

Mtethwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtethwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 794,916th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtethwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mtethwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 190,097. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside.

Mtethwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtethwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.03% less than the national average, earning R 152,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthethwa93103,665/
Mtaethwa932/
Mtehthwa931/
Mtetwa9222,396/
Mtheithwa884/
Mthethwha882/
Mtehethwa882/
Mthedthwa881/
Mthtethwa881/
Mthiethwa881/
Mthethhwa881/
Mthethwwa881/
Mthetwa862,108/
M'Tetwa863/
Mtetwah862/
Mtehtwa861/
Mtathwa861/
Mtothwa861/
Mteatwa861/
Mtettwa861/
Mtetwaa861/
Mthethwe8028/
Mthethwo807/
Mthathwa806/
Mthetwha803/
Mthothwa803/
Mthehtwa802/
Mthithwa802/
Mthethua801/
Mtitwa77100/
Mtotwa778/
Mtatwa772/
Mtetwo771/
Mtetwe771/
Mthethwei751/
Mthitwa712/
Mtetuoa712/
Mthatwa712/
Mtiedwa711/
Mthidwa711/
Mthetwe711/
Mthethuo671/

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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 Mtethwa
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