Mtwetwe Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

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

Mtwetwe Surname User-submission:

The Mtwetwe surname is common in the Xhosa clan of the Amaqwathi.

Mtwetwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1591:340,74031,565

Mtwetwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mtwetwe surname is common in the Xhosa clan of the Amaqwathi.

- makhi

Mtwetwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtwetwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mtwetwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwetwe? popularity and diffusion

Mtwetwe is the 1,380,086th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtwetwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 340,740. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside.

Mtwetwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mtwetwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.38% less than the national average, earning R 108,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthwetwe931/
Mthwethwe889/
Mtwetwa863/
Mdwetwe861/
Mthwetwa803/
Mtwethwa802/
Mthwethwa7520/
Mdwedwe7134/
Mtuethwa672/
Mtwatwii671/
Mtwatui571/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtwetwe
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