Mtavangu Surname
Approximately 3,730 people bear this surname
Mtavangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,728 | 1:14,201 | 1,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtavangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtavangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtavangu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtavangu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 122,552nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,953,766 people. The surname Mtavangu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtavangu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtavangu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,728 people, or 1 in 14,201. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 56 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matavangu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mtavanga | 88 | 11 | / |
| Mtawangu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Matavang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matuavangua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matuvangu | 82 | 130 | / |
| Matavanga | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mtabagu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Madvang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matuvangua | 78 | 517 | / |
| Matuavanga | 78 | 48 | / |
| Madavang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwatvang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madvungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madvongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matavanyuke | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matouvangou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matuvanga | 71 | 752 | / |
| Mwadvwang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Metuvanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maytavong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motavanik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motavanic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mudavanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuvungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtavyonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhatavong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitdavong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motavanaki | 67 | 111 | / |
| Matuvangwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Matouvanga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Matuavengo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matvong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matfang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtafeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motavanikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madavangai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madvong | 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 Mtavangu
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