Mtembei Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtembei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtembei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8501:62,2846,662
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mtembei Last Name Facts

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

Mtembei is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtembei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,994th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Mtembei is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 62,284. In Tanzania Mtembei is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 33 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 26 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mtembei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtembeji931/
Mtembe92566/
Mtembi9287/
Mthembi861,492/
Mthembe8625/
Mtembai862/
Mtembie861/
Mthembie8046/
Mtembeyu804/
Mthembui801/
Mtembayi801/
Mthombei801/
Mtembesh801/
Mtemba77904/
Mtambi77878/
Mtimbe77414/
Mtimbi77358/
Mtambe77345/
Mtombe7773/
Mtombi7741/
Mtemwe7713/
Mthmbe774/
Mtemby774/
Mthembeya751/
Mthemba71139/
Mthemwe71111/
Mthemby7165/
Mthambe7122/
Mthimbe714/
Mthambi713/
Mthombe713/
Mthenbi711/
Mtimber711/
Mtuemba711/
Mthombi711/
Mhtimbe711/
Mtaemba711/
Mthembau671/
Mthembuy671/
Mtimbayi671/

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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 Mtembei
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