Mtambi Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8681:60,9936,546
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtambi (11) may also be a first name.

Mtambi Last Name Facts

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

Mtambi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mtambi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtambi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtambi is the 400,385th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtambi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 868 people, or 1 in 60,993. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 37 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 20 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Mtambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mtambi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthambi923/
Mtamba831,653/
Mtambe83345/
Mtembi8387/
Mtombi8341/
Mthembi771,492/
Mtembei77860/
Mtamber7754/
Mthambe7722/
Mtaumba774/
Mtambaa772/
Mtembai772/
Mthamba771/
Mtembie771/
Mthombi771/
Mtoumbi771/
M'Tamba771/
Mthembie7146/
Mthembui711/
Mthombei711/
Mtembe67566/
Mtomba67230/
Mtamwa67173/
Mtombe6773/
Mtemby674/
Mthemby6265/
Mthembe6225/
Mthombe623/
Mtoumba622/
Mthenbi621/
Mtombaa621/
Mthembuy571/
Mtomve507/
Mtomwa504/
Mtonwa501/

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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 Mtambi
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