Mtwetafa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Mtwetafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtwetafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Mtwetafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtwetafa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mtwetafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwetafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtwetafa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Mtwetafa is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 52 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 43 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent live.

Mtwetafa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtwetafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.9% less than the national average, earning R 52,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtiwetafa9441/
Mthwetafa946/
Mthwethafa8911/
Matetava751/
Mat Tafa751/
Mataetava71287/
Matietava7125/
Mitaetava713/
Matetav671/
Muttuetava671/

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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 Mtwetafa
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