Mtami Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1641:94,13613,392
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Mtami is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtami? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtami is the 1,244,200th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. Mtami is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtami are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtami is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 94,136. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent live, Midlands Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Mtami exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtamai9151/
Mthami911/
Mttami911/
Mtamije831/
Mtemi804,805/
Mtama802,975/
Mtame8044/
Mtomi8018/
Mtamer7376/
Mthama733/
Mtemyi731/
Mthemi731/
Mthame731/
Mthomi731/
Mtamed731/
Mtamaa731/
M'Temi731/
M'Tamer674/
Mtahame671/
Mteme60305/
Mtoma6025/
Mtome607/
Mtomj601/
Mtoima55121/
Mtomea5514/
Mtomme551/
M'Toma551/
Mtemeu551/
Mtomaya501/
Mthemeu501/
Mthomme501/
M'Toima501/

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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
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  • 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
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