Mthetu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Mthetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mthetu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
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Mthetu Demographics

Average Mthetu Salary in
South Africa

R 29,976

Per year
Rank:
185,884 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.58838E-6
Rank: 182,935 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
12.61%
Sample size: 3 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Mthetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthetu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mthetu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthetu? popularity and diffusion

Mthetu is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Mthetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthetu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Mthetu is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found.

Mthetu Last Name Statistics demography

Mthetu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.39% less than the national average, earning R 29,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthethu921/
Mtetu9198/
Mthethup861/
M'Tetu834/
Mtethu831/
Mthatu831/
Mtitu7310,008/
Mtatu7314/
Mthethoo711/
Mtitou67138/
Mtotou675/
Mtithu671/
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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 Mthetu
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