Muthethwa Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Muthethwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muthethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muthethwa Last Name Facts

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

Muthethwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Muthethwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muthethwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Muthethwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muthethwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 62 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 32 percent reside and Limpopo, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa Muthethwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Muthethwa Last Name Statistics demography

Muthethwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.26% less than the national average, earning R 134,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muthetwa9414/
Mothethwa8942/
Mutetwa882,895/
Mothetwa822/
Mutetwah822/
Mutitwa7559/
Mutatwa7510/
Mutetua759/
Mutotwa752/
Motetwa752/
Mutitwat714/
Motietwa713/
Mothitwa711/
Mutadwa638/
Mutedua631/
Mititwa631/
Mutitwe501/

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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 Muthethwa
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