Mthelo Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mthelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865

Mthelo (12) may also be a first name.

Mthelo Last Name Facts

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

Mthelo occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mthelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mthelo is the 878,878th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 24 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 43 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

Mthelo Last Name Statistics demography

Mthelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.08% less than the national average, earning R 142,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtelo91228/
Mtholo83335/
Mthela8314/
Mthalo831/
Mthethlod801/
Mthehla775/
Mtholou771/
Mthyolo771/
Mtolo7319,462/
Mtalo731,233/
Mtela73665/
Mtilo7323/
Mthethla712/
Mthala67315/
Mtallo67289/
Mtelya67130/
Mtyolo6733/
Mtohla672/
Mthola672/
Mtelah671/
Mmtolo671/
Mtoloi671/
Mtelap671/
Mthyola62418/
Mtila553,647/
Mtola55946/
Mtala55599/
Mehetalia5311/
Mtalaa50171/
Mtolya5068/
Mtaila5055/
Mtolia509/
Mtilah505/
Mtalia505/
Mtyola502/
Mtilia502/
Mtalla502/
Mtolah501/
Mtolla501/
Mtalah501/

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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 Mthelo
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