Mtamba Surname
Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname
Mtamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Tanzania | 717 | 1:73,838 | 7,689 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mtamba (20) may also be a first name.
Mtamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtamba occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtamba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 241,646th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,408,679 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtamba are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Apart from Malawi Mtamba exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 43 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtaumba | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mtambaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mthamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtaemba | 92 | 1 | / |
| M'Tamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtambo | 83 | 54,714 | / |
| Mtemba | 83 | 904 | / |
| Mtambi | 83 | 878 | / |
| Mtambe | 83 | 345 | / |
| Mtomba | 83 | 230 | / |
| Mtamwa | 83 | 173 | / |
| Mthambo | 77 | 318 | / |
| Mthemba | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mtamber | 77 | 54 | / |
| Mthambe | 77 | 22 | / |
| M'Tambo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mhtambo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mthambi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mtamboh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mtembai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmtambo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mtoumba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mtombaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtanmbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthembau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtembo | 67 | 1,257 | / |
| Mtombo | 67 | 346 | / |
| Mtombe | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mtombi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mtanbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mthombo | 62 | 1,024 | / |
| Mtembei | 62 | 860 | / |
| Mthembo | 62 | 573 | / |
| Mthombe | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mtoumbi | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Tombo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthombi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthemboo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mthombei | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtoumbou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mthomboth | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mtomve | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mtomwa | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mtonwa | 50 | 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 Mtamba
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