Mtami Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Mtami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 164 | 1:94,136 | 13,392 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtami (18) may also be a first name.
Mtami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtami is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mtami click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtami? popularity and diffusion
Mtami is the 1,244,200th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtami live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 18 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 94,136. In Zimbabwe Mtami is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mtami is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtamai | 91 | 51 | / |
| Mthami | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mttami | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtamije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtemi | 80 | 4,805 | / |
| Mtama | 80 | 2,975 | / |
| Mtame | 80 | 44 | / |
| Mtomi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mtamer | 73 | 76 | / |
| Mthama | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mtemyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthomi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtamed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtamaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Temi | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Tamer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtahame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteme | 60 | 305 | / |
| Mtoma | 60 | 25 | / |
| Mtome | 60 | 7 | / |
| Mtomj | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtoima | 55 | 121 | / |
| Mtomea | 55 | 14 | / |
| Mtomme | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Toma | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtemeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtomaya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mthemeu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mthomme | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Toima | 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 Mtami
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis