Mthambu Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Mthambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthaembu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mtambu | 92 | 100 | / |
| Mthembu | 86 | 175,107 | / |
| Mtambuu | 86 | 108 | / |
| Mthombu | 86 | 26 | / |
| Mtehmbu | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mtaembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmthembu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtheimbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthembhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtheumbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthemmbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthhembu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthembau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtembu | 77 | 11,896 | / |
| Mtombu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthenbu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mhtembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mttembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtoumbou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mthambu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis