Mtemu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mtemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtemu (29) may also be a first name.
Mtemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtemu is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtemu is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtemu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtemu is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 29 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Mtemu is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 33 percent live and Mara Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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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 Mtemu
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