Nthethi Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nthethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1511:13,4612,986
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nthethi (22) may also be a first name.

Nthethi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nthethi is found most in Lesotho. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthethi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthethi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nthethi is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 13,461. In Lesotho Nthethi is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 65 percent are found, Berea District, where 23 percent are found and Maseru District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthethe86565/
Nthetha8622/
Nthathi861/
Nteti83474/
Ntetha772,743/
Nthete77318/
Ntheta77110/
Ntathi778/
Ntetei775/
Ntahti772/
Nthiti771/
N'Teti771/
Ntetio771/
Ntohti771/
Ntaeti771/
Nthathe71178/
Ntietie7169/
Nthothe716/
Nthithe712/
Ntaetoi711/
Nteutie711/
Ntetteh711/
Ntete674,357/
Nteta672,865/
Ntiti67645/
Ntoti67255/
Nthaitha675/
Nthaithe671/

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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 Nthethi
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