Mtshena Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtshena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtshena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtshena (10) may also be a first name.

Mtshena Last Name Facts

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

Mtshena is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtshena? popularity and diffusion

Mtshena is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Mtshena is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mtshena reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

Mtshena is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 38 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 31 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtshenga934/
Mtshoena931/
Mtsena923/
Mtsenga86620/
Mtshana86139/
Mtsheni8647/
Mtshina8618/
Mtshene866/
Mtshona862/
Mtchena861/
Mtseana861/
McShena860/
Mtshinga809/
Mtshenge806/
Mtshenje802/
Mtshengo802/
Mtseenga801/
Mtchenga801/
Mtsheeni801/
Mtsana7732/
Mtsina7717/
Mtsene7710/
Mtseni771/
Mtseno771/
Mhtshinga751/
Mtshini71345/
Mtsinga714/
Mtsenge712/
Mtchina712/
Mtseane711/
Mhziena711/
Mcheana711/
McSheny710/
McShene710/
Mzena671,736/
Mcsheene6733/
Mtshingo6713/
M'Chenga6710/
Mchengah674/
Mtshingi671/
Mtshinge671/

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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
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  • 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 Mtshena
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