Mthambeka Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

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

Mthambeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthambeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3201:169,30518,832

Mthambeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthambeka is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mthambeka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthambeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mthambeka is the 853,416th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthambeka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 169,305. In South Africa Mthambeka is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside.

Mthambeka Last Name Statistics demography

Mthambeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.58% less than the national average, earning R 86,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtambeka94493/
Mthambeki89109/
Mthombeka892/
Mthambeko891/
Mthembeka891/
Mtambeki82354/
Mtambika8210/
Mtambeko821/
Mtombeka821/
Mtambike719/
Mtombeki711/

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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 Mthambeka
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