Mtemba Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6191:85,5288,689
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mtemba Last Name Facts

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

Mtemba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mtemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,429th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtemba are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 85,528. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 19 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mtemba exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Mtemba Last Name Statistics demography

Mtemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.54% less than the national average, earning R 112,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthemba92139/
Mtembai922/
Mtaemba921/
Mtuemba921/
Mthembau861/
Mtimba831,827/
Mtamba831,653/
Mtembo831,257/
Mtembe83566/
Mtomba83230/
Mtembi8387/
Mtemwa8325/
Mtemby834/
Mthembi771,492/
Mtembei77860/
Mthembo77573/
Mthemby7765/
Mthembe7725/
Mthimba7714/
Mthemwa773/
Mtambaa772/
Mtombaa771/
Mthamba771/
Mtembie771/
M'Tamba771/
Mtnba731/
Mthembie7146/
Mthembuy711/
Mthembui711/
Mthemboo711/
Mtembesh711/
Mthetmwa711/
Mtambo6754,714/
Mtimbe67414/
Mtimbi67358/
Mtombo67346/
Mtimbo67328/
Mtimwa676/
Mthmbe674/

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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 Mtemba
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