Mtandi Surname

197,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,0631:25,6623,135
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094

Mtandi (13) may also be a first name.

Mtandi Last Name Facts

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

Mtandi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtandi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 197,494th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,437,522 people. The surname Mtandi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtandi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 13 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,063 people, or 1 in 25,662. In Tanzania Mtandi is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 34 percent live, Tabora Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Mtandi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtandi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.57% less than the national average, earning R 50,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthandi92664/
Mtandie921/
Mtandio921/
Mhthandi861/
Mtanda833,439/
Mtande831,259/
Mtondi8390/
Mthande77227/
Mthanda77171/
Mthondi775/
Mthandy772/
Mtandaya718/
Mtonda671,568/
Mtonde677/
Mthende626/
Mthonde623/
Mtosinde573/
Mtomde508/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mtandi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis