Mtshweni Surname

36,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,568 people bear this surname

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

Mtshweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtshweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,5341:3,728493
England271:2,063,63279,942
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mtshweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtshweni occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtshweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,224th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 500,243 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtshweni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,534 people, or 1 in 3,728. In South Africa Mtshweni is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and Limpopo, where 13 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Mtshweni Last Name Statistics demography

Mtshweni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning R 137,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtshweini941/
Mtsweni9332,352/
Mtshwene881,944/
Mthsweni8870/
Mtshueni885/
Mtswheni883/
Mtswenie882/
Mtshwena881/
Mtshveni881/
Mstshwene821/
Mtswene801,039/
Mtzweni803/
Mtsueni802/
Mtswini801/
Mthswene754/
Mchwengi753/
Mtshuene751/
Mzweni7114/
McSweenie711/
McShweeny710/
McWenie6716/
Mchueni671/
McSweny670/
McSwena670/

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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 Mtshweni
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