Mthambo Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mthambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mthambo (13) may also be a first name.

Mthambo Last Name Facts

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

Mthambo is found most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mthambo is the 857,026th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthambo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 25 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 41 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Mthambo Last Name Statistics demography

Mthambo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.56% less than the national average, earning R 134,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtambo9254,714/
Mthombo861,024/
Mthembo86573/
M'Tambo8613/
Mhtambo863/
Mtamboh863/
Mmtambo862/
Mthamba861/
Mtanmbo861/
Mthemboo801/
Mtamba771,653/
Mtembo771,257/
Mtombo77346/
Mtanbo773/
Mthomboth751/
Mthemba71139/
Mtaumba714/
Mtambaa712/
Mtaemba711/
M'Tombo711/
M'Tamba711/
Mtoumbou671/
Mtemba62904/
Mtomba62230/
Mtamwa62173/
Mtoumba572/
Mtombaa571/

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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 Mthambo
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