Mtshelu Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Mtshelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtshelu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
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Mtshelu Demographics

Average Mtshelu Salary in
South Africa

R 125,604

Per year
Rank:
113,676 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000130311
Rank: 54,448 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
52.86%
Sample size: 26 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Mtshelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtshelu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mtshelu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtshelu? popularity and diffusion

Mtshelu is the 1,428,594th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtshelu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 358,793. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live.

Mtshelu Last Name Statistics demography

Mtshelu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.14% less than the national average, earning R 125,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtselu92300/
Mtshalu8615/
Mchelu77115/
Mzelu67260/
Mchilu625/
Mdzelu625/
McEluy621/
Mzilu502/
Mzolu502/
Mzalu501/

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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 Mtshelu
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