Mtembwa Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtembwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mtembwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2061:256,99820,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtembwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtembwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtembwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 256,998. In Tanzania Mtembwa is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 91 percent live, Lindi Region, where 4 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtimbwa86101/
Mtembwe8681/
Mtombwa8617/
Mtambwa868/
Mthimbwa80366/
M'Tambwa803/
Mthombwa801/
Mthembwe801/
Mtambua7175/
Mtampwa7118/
Mthembui671/
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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 Mtembwa
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