Mtambo Surname

10,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtambo Surname User-submission:

The Mtambo surname is related to the totem Nthethe.

Mtambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi33,0681:51831
Tanzania11,6981:4,526619
South Africa6,6881:8,1011,031
Zambia2,5611:6,189745
Zimbabwe5891:26,2114,017
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mtambo (37) may also be a first name.

Mtambo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mtambo surname is related to the totem Nthethe.

- nathij12

Mtambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtambo is found most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,289th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 133,193 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtambo are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtambo is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.

The surname Mtambo is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 33,068 people, or 1 in 518. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Mtambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mtambo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.68% less than the national average, earning R 138,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning $33,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthambo92318/
M'Tambo9213/
Mhtambo923/
Mtamboh923/
Mmtambo922/
Mtanmbo921/
Mtamba831,653/
Mtembo831,257/
Mtombo83346/
Mtanbo833/
Mthombo771,024/
Mthembo77573/
Mtaumba774/
Mtambaa772/
M'Tamba771/
Mthamba771/
Mtaemba771/
M'Tombo771/
Mthemboo711/
Mtoumbou711/
Mtemba67904/
Mtomba67230/
Mtamwa67173/
Mthomboth671/
Mthemba62139/
Mtoumba622/
Mtombaa621/
Mtomwa504/
Mtonwa501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtambo
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