Mtem Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mtem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2001:885,71438,609
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mtem (301) may also be a first name.

Mtem Last Name Facts

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

Mtem is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtem is the 1,144,405th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtem live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mtem is also the 507,810th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 301 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 885,714. In Nigeria Mtem is most prevalent in: Benue, where 71 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 29 percent reside and Taraba, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Mtem Last Name Statistics demography

Mtem earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.05% less than the national average, earning R 156,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mteme89305/
Mteem894/
Mteum892/
Mhtem891/
Mtiem891/
Mtetme801/
Mtim7533/
Mten7510/
Mtjm752/
Mthembp731/
Mteen6741/
Mtime6712/
Mtaim679/
Mtuen673/
Mteng672/
Mtyom671/
Mtien671/
Mthen671/
Mtteen601/
M'Tien601/
Mtn572,172/
Meheten552/
Mtin5030/
Mtnk504/
Mthn502/
Mmtn501/
Mtng501/
Mtnc501/
Mtnd501/
Mhtn501/

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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 Mtem
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