Mtembo Surname

302,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Zimbabwe3821:40,4146,251
Tanzania1671:317,01624,066
South Africa971:558,53343,702
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mtembo (26) may also be a first name.

Mtembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtembo occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 302,077th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,797,570 people. Mtembo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembo reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtembo is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Mtembo is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Mtembo Last Name Statistics demography

Mtembo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning R 135,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthembo92573/
Mthemboo861/
Mtambo8354,714/
Mtemba83904/
Mtombo83346/
Mtimbo83328/
Mthombo771,024/
Mthambo77318/
Mthemba77139/
M'Tambo7713/
Mhtambo773/
Mtamboh773/
Mmtambo772/
Mtaemba771/
Mtuemba771/
M'Tombo771/
Mthembau711/
Mtimba671,827/
Mtamba671,653/
Mtomba67230/
Mtemwa6725/
Mthimba6214/
Mthemwa623/
Mtambaa622/
Mthamba621/
Mtombaa621/
M'Tamba621/
Mthetmwa571/
Mtnba551/
Mtimwa506/

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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 Mtembo
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