Mtwa Surname

146,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,026 people bear this surname

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

Mtwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,9791:18,1872,295
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mtwa (18) may also be a first name.

Mtwa Last Name Facts

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

Mtwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,496th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,408,310 people. The last name Mtwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtwa is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,979 people, or 1 in 18,187. In South Africa Mtwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mtwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.67% less than the national average, earning R 160,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthwa89763/
Mtwai8914/
Mtwau891/
Mtwaha804/
Mtwaya801/
Mtwahe801/
Mtua75882/
Mtwe75228/
Mdwa7512/
Mtwo752/
Mtwi751/
Mththwa731/
Mthwo672/
Mdwau671/
Mehethwa671/
Mdwai671/
Mtuaa671/
Mtuha671/

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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 Mtwa
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