Mtame Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Mtame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 39 | 1:1,357,477 | 46,843 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mtame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtame occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtame? popularity and diffusion
Mtame is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Mtame is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtame reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mtame is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,357,477. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtamer | 91 | 76 | / |
| Mthame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtamed | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtam | 89 | 63 | / |
| M'Tamer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mtamije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtahame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtama | 80 | 2,975 | / |
| Mteme | 80 | 305 | / |
| Mtami | 80 | 186 | / |
| Mtime | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mtaim | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mtome | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mtasm | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mttam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdtam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthiyame | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mtamai | 73 | 51 | / |
| Mtomea | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mthama | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mtemeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtamaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtomme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtom | 67 | 800 | / |
| Mthomme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteimesh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtemi | 60 | 4,805 | / |
| Mtoma | 60 | 25 | / |
| Mtomi | 60 | 18 | / |
| Mtoum | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mteum | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mhtom | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mtoom | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtomj | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtoima | 55 | 121 | / |
| Mthemi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthoum | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthomi | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Toma | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtemyi | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Temi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtojima | 50 | 18 | / |
| M'Toima | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mtomaya | 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 Mtame
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