Mtwisha Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

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

Mtwisha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtwisha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3011:179,99219,765
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mtwisha Last Name Facts

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

Mtwisha is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwisha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 860,770th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtwisha are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 179,992. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa Mtwisha is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Mtwisha Last Name Statistics demography

Mtwisha earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.81% more than the national average, earning R 353,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthwisha9367/
Mtwitsha931/
Mtwisa921/
Mtwishe861/
Mthwaisa808/
Mtwiche71198/
Mtwezi622/
Mtwese622/
Mdwesa621/
Mthwezi573/
Mdwetshe531/

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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 Mtwisha
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