Mthunjwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mthunjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthunjwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mthunjwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mthunjwa occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthunjwa? popularity and diffusion

Mthunjwa is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthunjwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mthunjwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Mthunjwa is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 57 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Swaziland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtunjwa9315/
Mthunywa88855/
Mthinjwa8824/
Mthunjwo881/
Mthunywaa821/
Mthunywea821/
Mtunywa8095/
Mtinjwa805/
Mtunewa801/
Mthiniwa75183/
Mtiniwa677/
Mtinhiwa6311/
Mtungiva631/

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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
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  • 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 Mthunjwa
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