Mvetye Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Mvetye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvetye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa851:637,38547,411

Mvetye Last Name Facts

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

Mvetye is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvetye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvetye 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 held by 85 people, or 1 in 637,385. In South Africa Mvetye is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent are found, Western Cape, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 1 percent are found.

Mvetye Last Name Statistics demography

Mvetye earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.06% less than the national average, earning R 151,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbetye8371/
Mbetiye771/
Mbetea6748/
Mbeteu6730/
Mwetie6711/
Mwetea6710/
Mwetei675/
Mbetie673/
Mbetei672/
Mbetje672/
Mbetoy671/
Mbitye671/
Mvetou671/
Muetue671/
Mwitye671/

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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 Mvetye
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