Mtangana Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtangana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtangana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Mtangana Last Name Facts

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

Mtangana is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mtangana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtangana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Mtangana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtangana are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania Mtangana is most numerous in: Pemba North Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtanana9326/
Mtongana881,144/
Mtangani888/
Mthongana82140/
Mthengana821/
Mthangani821/
Mtagona801/
Mtongane7523/
Mtongani752/
Mtongano751/
Mthongane717/
Mtonona676/
Mtonono5362/
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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 Mtangana
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