Mzathu Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

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

Mzathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2511:215,84722,737

Mzathu Last Name Facts

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

Mzathu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mzathu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzathu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name Mzathu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzathu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 215,847. In South Africa Mzathu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found.

Mzathu Last Name Statistics demography

Mzathu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.63% less than the national average, earning R 107,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzatu9133/
Mjathu83314/
Mcathu8310/
Mxathu831/
Msatu738/
Mjatu736/
Mxatu731/
McAtu730/
Mxothu6723/
Msethu6717/
Mshatu675/
Msothu673/
Mtshetu6215/
Mtsethu621/
Msoethu621/
Mtshatu621/
Mtsateu621/
Mdjatou621/
Hmshatu621/
Mtshethu571/
Msetu55157/
Mtsetu503/

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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 Mzathu
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