Mtshede Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtshede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtshede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mtshede (21) may also be a first name.

Mtshede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtshede occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtshede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtshede is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mtshede reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtshede is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 137,841. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 63 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 19 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Mtshede is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtshide8613/
Mtshade867/
Mtchede861/
McSchede801/
Mchede7730/
Mtseda772/
Mtshida7121/
Mtshidi7110/
Mtshadi713/
M'Chede712/
Mchedhe711/
McSheedy678/
Mzede673/
McScheedy630/
McEade625/
McEdie624/
Mchide621/
Mtcedi621/
Mtsida621/
Mchedi621/
McHyde621/
Mziedee571/
McHeady571/
McCeidie530/
McIde501/

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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 Mtshede
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