Mthende Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Mthende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mthende (6) may also be a first name.

Mthende Last Name Facts

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

Mthende is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthende? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Mthende occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthende are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 6 people.

The surname Mthende is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtende923,080/
Mthande86227/
Mthinde864/
Mthonde863/
Mtendeha801/
Mtenda771,790/
Mtande771,259/
Mtndez77780/
Mtinde77141/
Mtendi7732/
Mtonde777/
Mthinda71707/
Mthandi71664/
Mthimde71258/
Mthondi715/
Mthindi715/
Mthandy712/
Mtandie711/
Mhthandi671/
Mtinda624,257/
Mtandi622,120/
Mtindi621,137/
Mtimde62455/
Mtondi6290/
Mtynda621/
M'Tindi571/

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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 Mthende
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