Muthwa Surname

172,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,498 people bear this surname

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

Muthwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muthwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4401:22,2042,809
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muthwa Last Name Facts

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

Muthwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Muthwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Muthwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muthwa is the 172,234th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,917,352 people. The surname Muthwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muthwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,440 people, or 1 in 22,204. In South Africa Muthwa is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Muthwa Last Name Statistics demography

Muthwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.86% less than the national average, earning R 164,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutwa911,633/
Muthwaha8675/
Mothwa832,163/
Muthua831,509/
Moutwa83110/
Mutwat8347/
Muitwa8334/
Mutwad838/
Mutwaa838/
Mudhwa838/
Muetwa835/
Mautwa834/
Muthwe832/
Mustwa832/
Mutwai832/
Mujtwa831/
Mhutwa831/
Mithwa831/
Mutw'a831/
Muthwi831/
Muthwii77471/
Mutwaha77110/
Mutwaya778/
Muithua774/
Mothwwa771/
Mutwach771/
Mutuaha771/
Mutwaja771/
Mothwai771/
Mutua73153,275/
Mutwe73901/
Motwa73139/
Mitwa7396/
Mudwa7340/
Mutwi739/
Mutwo738/
Muthui6727,389/
Mutwii67919/
Muthue67383/
Mudway67198/
Mutwet67166/
Muthuo6770/
Mutuhe6744/
Moutua6741/
Mithua6734/
Mudhva6720/
Motwai6718/
Motway6712/
Mmutwe679/
Muudwa677/
Moutwe676/
Mootwa675/
Mutwot674/
Motwea674/
Muddwa672/
Mothwe671/
Muttwe671/
Mmutua671/
Mustua671/
Mmitwa671/
Mutuas671/
Muthweiss671/
Mudwaa671/
Mautwe671/
Mhutwe671/
Mothwahai671/
Moetwa671/
Moduha671/
Mmotwa671/
Mitway670/

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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
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  • 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 Muthwa
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