Mtemi Surname
Approximately 4,805 people bear this surname
Mtemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,749 | 1:11,148 | 1,450 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Mtemi (1,056) may also be a first name.
Mtemi Demographics
Mtemi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mtemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtemi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtemi is the 98,661st most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,516,659 people. Mtemi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtemi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 246,335th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,056 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,749 people, or 1 in 11,148. In Tanzania Mtemi is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 35 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Singida Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Mtemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mtemi surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthemi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtemyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Temi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthemgi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtema | 80 | 5,364 | / |
| Mtimi | 80 | 384 | / |
| Mteme | 80 | 305 | / |
| Mtami | 80 | 186 | / |
| Mtomi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mtemaa | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mtamai | 73 | 51 | / |
| Mthema | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Tema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mthami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtetme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthomi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtimit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtemeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthimhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteimesh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtima | 60 | 3,898 | / |
| Mtame | 60 | 44 | / |
| Mtime | 60 | 12 | / |
| Mtome | 60 | 7 | / |
| Mtomj | 60 | 1 | / |
| M'Tima | 55 | 214 | / |
| Mtoima | 55 | 121 | / |
| Mtimet | 55 | 107 | / |
| Mtomea | 55 | 14 | / |
| Mtomme | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtimha | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtimma | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthame | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mmtima | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Timet | 50 | 12 | / |
| Mthomme | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Toima | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mtahame | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtemi
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