Mthimkhulu Surname

27,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mthimkhulu Surname User-submission:

The surname Mthimkhulu means 'big tree' in Nguni. It comes from the words mthi, meaning 'tree', and mkhulu, meaning 'great' or 'big'.

Mthimkhulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa17,7341:3,055403
Swaziland1,0611:1,224154
Zimbabwe3231:47,7967,327
England411:1,358,97760,528
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mthimkhulu (351) may also be a first name.

Mthimkhulu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mthimkhulu means 'big tree' in Nguni. It comes from the words mthi, meaning 'tree', and mkhulu, meaning 'great' or 'big'.

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Mthimkhulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthimkhulu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthimkhulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mthimkhulu is the 27,949th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 378,928 people. The surname Mthimkhulu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthimkhulu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 465,148th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 351 people.

Mthimkhulu is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 17,734 people, or 1 in 3,055. In South Africa Mthimkhulu is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Mthimkhulu Last Name Statistics demography

Mthimkhulu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.24% less than the national average, earning R 149,148 per year.

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