Mthemba Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

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

Mthemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mthemba (20) may also be a first name.

Mthemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthemba occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthemba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mthemba is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Mthemba is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Mthemba Last Name Statistics demography

Mthemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.15% less than the national average, earning R 89,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthembau931/
Mtemba92904/
Mthembi861,492/
Mthembo86573/
Mthemby8665/
Mthembe8625/
Mthimba8614/
Mthemwa863/
Mtembai862/
Mtuemba861/
Mtaemba861/
Mthamba861/
Mthembie8046/
Mthembuy801/
Mthembui801/
Mthemboo801/
Mthetmwa801/
Mtimba771,827/
Mtamba771,653/
Mtembo771,257/
Mtembe77566/
Mtomba77230/
Mtembi7787/
Mtemwa7725/
Mtemby774/
Mthombo711,024/
Mtembei71860/
Mthambo71318/
Mthimbe714/
Mtambaa712/
Mtombaa711/
M'Tamba711/
Mthenbi711/
Mtembie711/
Mtitimba678/
Mtnba671/
Mtembesh671/
Mthetnwa671/
Mthenhwa671/
Mthombei671/

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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 Mthemba
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