Mtemi Surname

98,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,7491:11,1481,450
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mtemi (1,056) may also be a first name.

Mtemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtemi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for 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 frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,516,659 people. The last name Mtemi occurs mostly 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 numerous first name worldwide, borne by 1,056 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,749 people, or 1 in 11,148. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 35 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Singida Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Mtemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthemi911/
Mtemyi911/
M'Temi911/
Mthemgi831/
Mtema805,364/
Mtimi80384/
Mteme80305/
Mtami80186/
Mtomi8018/
Mtemaa7395/
Mtamai7351/
Mthema735/
M'Tema733/
Mthami731/
Mtetme731/
Mthomi731/
Mthimi731/
Mtimit731/
Mttami731/
Mtemeu731/
Mthemeu671/
Mthimhi671/
Mteimesh621/
Mtima603,898/
Mtame6044/
Mtime6012/
Mtome607/
Mtomj601/
M'Tima55214/
Mtoima55121/
Mtimet55107/
Mtomea5514/
Mtomme551/
Mtimha551/
Mtimma551/
Mthame551/
Mmtima551/
M'Timet5012/
Mthomme501/
M'Toima501/
Mtahame501/

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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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