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
Mtame is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtame live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,357,477. In Tanzania Mtame is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mtame occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
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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