Mtema Surname

89,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,4271:21,8142,708
Malawi2,2741:7,5281,107
Zimbabwe4591:33,6355,179
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mtema (267) may also be a first name.

Mtema Last Name Facts

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

Mtema is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,453rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,358,603 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtema are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtema is also the 544,256th most widely held first name in the world, held by 267 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,427 people, or 1 in 21,814. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Mtema Last Name Statistics demography

Mtema earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 274.7% more than the national average, earning R 890,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtemaa9195/
Mtemah9112/
Mthema915/
M'Tema913/
Mtoema911/
Mtemga911/
Mtesmau831/
Mtemi804,805/
Mtima803,898/
Mtama802,975/
Mteme80305/
Mtoma8025/
Mtemo802/
M'Tima73214/
Mtoima73121/
Mtamai7351/
Mtimga7333/
Mtomea7314/
Mtimat733/
Mthama733/
M'Toma731/
Mtamaa731/
Mtetme731/
Mthemi731/
Mmtima731/
Mtimma731/
Mtemeu731/
Mtemyi731/
M'Temi731/
Mtimha731/
Mthemgi671/
Mthemeu671/
M'Toima671/
Mteimesh621/
Mtamo60673/
Mtimi60384/
Mtomo60157/
Mtime6012/
Mtimo601/
Mthimaaye571/
Mthamo55300/
Mtimet55107/
Mthomo551/
Mthimo551/
Mthimi551/
Mtimit551/
M'Timet5012/
Mthimhi501/
M'Tamou501/

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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
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  • 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 Mtema
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