Mtama Surname
Approximately 2,975 people bear this surname
Mtama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,632 | 1:20,115 | 2,551 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Mtama (219) may also be a first name.
Mtama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtama is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mtama.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 148,596th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,449,595 people. The surname Mtama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtama reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mtama is also the 609,814th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 219 people.
The last name Mtama is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,632 people, or 1 in 20,115. In Tanzania Mtama is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 29 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 19 percent live and Njombe Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtamai | 91 | 51 | / |
| Mthama | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mtamaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthamad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtamahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtema | 80 | 5,364 | / |
| Mtamo | 80 | 673 | / |
| Mtami | 80 | 186 | / |
| Mtame | 80 | 44 | / |
| Mtoma | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mthammad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthamo | 73 | 300 | / |
| Mtoima | 73 | 121 | / |
| Mtemaa | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mtamer | 73 | 76 | / |
| Mtemah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mthema | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Tema | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Toma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtomaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtoema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtamed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthomas | 67 | 25 | / |
| M'Tamer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtomgaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Toima | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Tamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtomaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtamije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtahame | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis