Mtetwa Surname

24,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtetwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtetwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,5521:3,723491
Zimbabwe7,3291:2,106127
Swaziland3281:3,958306
England941:592,74535,632
Botswana281:78,10513,263
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Mtetwa (136) may also be a first name.

Mtetwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtetwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtetwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,163rd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 325,395 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtetwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 136 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 14,552 people, or 1 in 3,723. In South Africa Mtetwa is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found and Swaziland, where 1 percent are found.

Mtetwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mtetwa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 36.09% less than the national average, earning R 151,872 per year and in United States they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $26,736 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtetwa
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