Mthebe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Mthebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mthebe Last Name Facts

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

Mthebe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mthebe is the 2,979,664th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mthebe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa Mthebe is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 57 percent reside, Western Cape, where 38 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Mthebe Last Name Statistics demography

Mthebe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning R 235,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtebe911,719/
Mthibe8362/
Mtebea838/
Mthewe837/
Mthebi834/
Mthabe831/
Mthobe831/
Mtebeha771/
Mteba73531/
Mtibe73456/
Mtobe7360/
Mtewe7315/
Mtebi7311/
Mtabe735/
Mteve731/
Mteibeej711/
Mthiba67144/
Mthobi67126/
Mteibj6731/
Mthibi676/
Mtebhe673/
Mthewa672/
Mthabi672/
Mthiwe671/
Mtevej671/
Mteibi671/
Mtewes671/

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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 Mthebe
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