Mtemvu Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Mtemvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtemvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtemvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtemvu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtemvu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtemvu is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mtemvu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania Mtemvu is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 33 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent live and Arusha Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthemvu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtembu | 83 | 11,896 | / |
| Mthembu | 77 | 175,107 | / |
| Mtehmbu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mhtembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mttembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthiembu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mmthembu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mtehembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtheimbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtitembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtheumbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthemmbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthhembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtimbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mthenbu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mthimbu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mthemboo | 57 | 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 Mtemvu
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