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
Mtamba has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mtamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 241,646th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,408,679 people. Mtamba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtamba reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Mtamba is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 43 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
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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