Mthemby Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Mthemby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthemby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa641:846,52756,162
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mthemby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthemby has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthemby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mthemby reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mthemby is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside.

Mthemby Last Name Statistics demography

Mthemby earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.24% less than the national average, earning R 37,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthembuy931/
Mtemby924/
Mthembi861,492/
Mthemba86139/
Mthembe8625/
Mthembie8046/
Mthembui801/
Mtemba77904/
Mtembe77566/
Mtembi7787/
Mthmbe774/
Mtembei71860/
Mthemwe71111/
Mthambe7122/
Mthimba7114/
Mthimbe714/
Mthemwa713/
Mthambi713/
Mthombe713/
Mtembai712/
Mthombi711/
Mthenbi711/
Mtembie711/
Mtembesh671/
Mthombei671/
Mtimba621,827/
Mtambi62878/
Mtimbe62414/
Mtimbi62358/
Mtambe62345/
Mtombe6273/
Mtombi6241/
Mtemwa6225/
Mtemwe6213/
Mhtimbe571/
Mtimber571/
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 Mthemby
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