Mtambala Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtambala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtambala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4891:108,26510,505
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mtambala (46) may also be a first name.

Mtambala Last Name Facts

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

Mtambala occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtambala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,232nd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. Mtambala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtambala live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 46 people.

The last name Mtambala is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 108,265. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 61 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthambala944/
Mtambali881/
Mtambale881/
Mtambela881/
Mthambela823/
Mtombela7593/
Mtembela7578/
Mthombela7122/
Mtombhela711/
Mtombolo6321/
Mtembelea599/
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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 Mtambala
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