Zethu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Zethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Zethu (8,151) may also be a first name.

Zethu Last Name Facts

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

Zethu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zethu? popularity and diffusion

Zethu is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Zethu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zethu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zethu is also the 70,200th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 8,151 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 752,468. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 35 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent live and Free State, where 22 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Zethu Last Name Statistics demography

Zethu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning R 165,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zethus912/
Zethut911/
Zetu89591/
Zhethou831/
Sethu802,745/
Zathu80633/
Jethu80547/
Szetu80114/
Zettu8043/
Xethu8042/
Zetut8032/
Zetou8024/
Gethu8022/
Zhetu8022/
Zeytu804/
Zetus803/
Zeitu803/
Zithu801/
Zothu801/
Zeatu801/
Zietu801/
Zestu801/
Chethu73153/
Saethu7359/
Jeethu7343/
Sethau7330/
Seethu7323/
Zestou738/
Siethu738/
Shethu737/
Zeitou736/
Zestau735/
Sethuu735/
Cethus735/
Zetout735/
Seythu734/
Jhethu734/
Sethou733/
Sethuy733/
Zeuteu733/
Seathu732/
Jethou732/
Gethus731/
Dzeteu731/
Getheu731/
Tsethu731/
Setthu731/
Sehthu731/
Soethu731/
Gesthu731/
Jesthu731/
Sethui731/
Getu67168,563/
Setu6739,243/
Zitu673,218/
Jetu671,577/
Zatu671,512/
Tshethu67270/
Zettout67182/
Cetu67136/
Zotu6787/
Zătu6753/
Xetu6722/
Seithui6713/
Setthou6710/
Zetó6710/
Dzeuteu672/
Zjtu671/
Zytu671/
Cheethu671/
Zetouii671/
Seutheu671/
Dzeutou671/
Dzotheu671/
Chetheu671/
Chethou671/
Sedthut671/
Seethou671/
Saethou671/
Seythus670/

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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 Zethu
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