Mtamo Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
South Africa3311:163,67918,322
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mtamo Last Name Facts

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

Mtamo occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mtamo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtamo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 491,715th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,828,449 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtamo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 49 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Mtamo Last Name Statistics demography

Mtamo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning R 173,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthamo91300/
M'Tamou831/
Mtama802,975/
Mtomo80157/
Mtemo802/
Mthama733/
Mtoumo732/
Mthomo731/
Mtamaa731/
M'Toumo67103/
Mthamad671/
Mtamahe671/
Mthammad621/
Mtema605,364/
Mtoma6025/
Mtomasowa5716/
Mtomga551,449/
Mtoima55121/
Mtemaa5595/
Mtemah5512/
Mthema555/
M'Tema553/
Mtomaz551/
Mtoema551/
Mtomás551/
M'Toma551/
Mtemeu551/
Mthomas5025/
Mthemeu501/
Mtomgaa501/
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 Mtamo
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