Mtanje Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mtanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtanje (88) may also be a first name.
Mtanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtanje has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtanje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtanje live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtanje is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 88 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 80 percent reside and Kwale County, where 20 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtane | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mtenje | 83 | 7,039 | / |
| Mtanes | 83 | 619 | / |
| Mtange | 83 | 325 | / |
| Mtayne | 83 | 59 | / |
| Mtaner | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mthane | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mtanee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mtanji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mtonje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtanze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtahane | 77 | 46 | / |
| Mthanji | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mtaunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mttaane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtani | 73 | 8,806 | / |
| Mtana | 73 | 3,175 | / |
| Mtone | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mtany | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtangi | 67 | 2,937 | / |
| Mthana | 67 | 600 | / |
| Mtauni | 67 | 365 | / |
| Mtauna | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mtonye | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mtanzi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mtenji | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mtanha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mtonji | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mtoune | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mtanyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtanaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hmtana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtanis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mteine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtaini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtanny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mttana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtonei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtanje
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