Mtamu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Mtamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtamu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mtamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtamu? popularity and diffusion
Mtamu is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Mtamu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtamu are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtamu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 90 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Mtamu
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