Mtshau Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Mtshau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtshau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933

Mtshau Last Name Facts

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

Mtshau is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtshau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtshau is the 2,843,861st most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Mtshau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtshau live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtshau is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Mtshau is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 51 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside.

Mtshau Last Name Statistics demography

Mtshau earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.44% less than the national average, earning R 89,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtsha91544/
Mtsau9151/
Mtshu911/
Mtshuh834/
Mtsheu832/
Mtshai832/
Mtshay831/
McShau830/
Mtsa8062/
Mtsu8017/
Mtshawe77170/
Mtshayi77156/
Mtshahe77101/
Mtshiya7787/
Mtshaha7734/
Mtshaya777/
Mtsheya774/
Mtchaud771/
Mtshaii771/
Mtshais771/
Mtshast771/
Mtshaye771/
Mtsho73106/
Mtseu7366/
Mtsea7329/
Mtsai7310/
Mtsaa737/
Mtsuu737/
Mtsia732/
Mtsuo732/
McSha732/
Mthsa732/
Mmtsa731/
Mtsay731/
Mtssu731/
McShea671,548/
McShay67113/
M'Tcha6724/
Mtchai6712/
Mdshah674/
Mtsawe672/
Mtsuod671/
Mtsuio671/
Mtsayi671/
Mchaue671/
Mhtsho671/
Mtchaï671/
Mchaju671/
Mttsue671/
McShah670/
McSheu670/

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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 Mtshau
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