Mthwethwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mthwethwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthwethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mthwethwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mthwethwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthwethwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthwethwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mthwethwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 39 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Mthwethwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mthwethwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.7% less than the national average, earning R 24,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthwetwa943/
Mtwethwa942/
Mthwethwe899/
Mtwetwa883/
Mtuethwa822/
Mthwetwe821/
Mtwathwa821/
Mtwetwe75159/
Mtuedwa6318/
Mdwetwe631/
Mdwedwe5034/

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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 Mthwethwa
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