Mthoko Surname

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

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mthoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Namibia281:86,0507,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mthoko (333) may also be a first name.

Mthoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mthoko is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mthoko.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Mthoko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mthoko reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 479,726th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 333 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Mthoko is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 29 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 43 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Mthoko Last Name Statistics demography

Mthoko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.23% less than the national average, earning R 20,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthokoa922/
Mtoko91441/
Mthako836/
Mtheko833/
Mthoka832/
Mthuko831/
M'Toko831/
Mtoka731,535/
Mteko73371/
Mtako7324/
Mtuko7317/
Mtoco733/
Mthaka6714/
Mthuka6712/
Mtheka6710/
Mtecko674/
Mtokaa671/
Mtooka671/
Mthakga621/
Mthatka621/
Mtuka553,015/
Mteka551,913/
Mtaka551,126/
Mtaco551/
Mtauka50468/
Mteuka5060/
Mttaka501/
Mtukau501/

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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 Mthoko
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