Mthembo Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mthembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2861:53,9808,182
South Africa2691:201,40421,575
England81:6,964,757184,742
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mthembo (23) may also be a first name.

Mthembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthembo is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 555,669th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. Mthembo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mthembo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mthembo is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 23 people.

The last name Mthembo is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 53,980. In Zimbabwe Mthembo is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 48 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 21 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 47 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Mthembo Last Name Statistics demography

Mthembo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.36% less than the national average, earning R 120,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthemboo931/
Mtembo921,257/
Mthombo861,024/
Mthambo86318/
Mthemba86139/
Mthembau801/
Mtambo7754,714/
Mtemba77904/
Mtombo77346/
Mtimbo77328/
Mthimba7114/
M'Tambo7113/
Mtamboh713/
Mthemwa713/
Mhtambo713/
Mmtambo712/
Mtuemba711/
Mthamba711/
Mtanmbo711/
Mtaemba711/
M'Tombo711/
Mthetmwa671/
Mtimba621,827/
Mtamba621,653/
Mtomba62230/
Mtemwa6225/
Mtanbo623/
Mtambaa572/
Mtombaa571/
M'Tamba571/
Mtitimba538/
Mthetnwa531/
Mthenhwa531/
Mtnba501/

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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 Mthembo
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