Mtemvu Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtemvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtemvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthemvu921/
Mtembu8311,896/
Mthembu77175,107/
Mtehmbu7717/
Mhtembu771/
Mttembu771/
Mthiembu712/
Mmthembu712/
Mtehembu711/
Mthembuy711/
Mthembuu711/
Mthembui711/
Mthembhu711/
Mtheimbu711/
Mtitembu711/
Mtheumbu711/
Mthemmbu711/
Mthhembu711/
Mthembau711/
Mtimbu673/
Mthenbu629/
Mthimbu626/
Mthemboo571/

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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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