Mtshelwa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Mtshelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mtshelwa (96) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtsheselwa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mtsholwa | 88 | 30 | / |
| Mtshalwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mtsiselwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mtsilwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mtsalwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mtshisilwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mtshilwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mzelwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| McElwea | 67 | 3 | / |
| McElwaa | 67 | 0 | / |
| McHelwey | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mzilwa | 57 | 111 | / |
| Mzolwa | 57 | 34 | / |
| McIlwa | 57 | 19 | / |
| McElva | 57 | 0 | / |
| McElwey | 53 | 33 | / |
| McElvea | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mcsilva | 53 | 1 | / |
| McIlway | 53 | 1 | / |
| McElvay | 53 | 0 | / |
| McCelva | 53 | 0 | / |
| McEluay | 53 | 0 | / |
| McHelvey | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mtshelwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis