Mtemwa Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Mtemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtemwa (13) may also be a first name.
Mtemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtemwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtemwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtemwa are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Mtemwa is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent are found, Singida Region, where 36 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 36 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthemwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mthetmwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtemba | 83 | 904 | / |
| Mtamwa | 83 | 173 | / |
| Mtemwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mtimwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mtomwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mthemba | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mthemwe | 77 | 111 | / |
| Mtembai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mthembau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtimba | 67 | 1,827 | / |
| Mtembo | 67 | 1,257 | / |
| Mtembe | 67 | 566 | / |
| Mtembi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mtemby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtimwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthembi | 62 | 1,492 | / |
| Mtembei | 62 | 860 | / |
| Mthembo | 62 | 573 | / |
| Mthemby | 62 | 65 | / |
| Mthembe | 62 | 25 | / |
| Mthimba | 62 | 14 | / |
| Mtimwii | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mthemboo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtnba | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtimbe | 50 | 414 | / |
| Mtimbi | 50 | 358 | / |
| Mtimbo | 50 | 328 | / |
| Mtimve | 50 | 24 | / |
| Mtimue | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Mtemwa
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