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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 148,596th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,449,595 people. The last name Mtama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtama reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 609,814th most widespread given name internationally, held by 219 people.
Mtama is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,632 people, or 1 in 20,115. In Tanzania Mtama is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 29 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 19 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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