Mtena Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Mtena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 478 | 1:110,757 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtena Demographics
Average Mtena Salary in
South Africa
R 25,020
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mtena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtena occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 565,867th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtena live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 110,757. In Tanzania Mtena is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mtena exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Mtena Last Name Statistics demography
Mtena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.47% less than the national average, earning R 25,020 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtenga | 91 | 8,744 | / |
| Mteena | 91 | 54 | / |
| Mtenha | 91 | 23 | / |
| Mthena | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mthenga | 83 | 220 | / |
| Mtengai | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mtana | 80 | 3,175 | / |
| Mtina | 80 | 211 | / |
| Mtona | 80 | 89 | / |
| Mteni | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mthethna | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mtenje | 73 | 7,039 | / |
| Mtengo | 73 | 2,470 | / |
| Mthana | 73 | 600 | / |
| Mtinga | 73 | 292 | / |
| Mtengi | 73 | 128 | / |
| Mtenyo | 73 | 106 | / |
| Mtenge | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mtinha | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mtanha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mthina | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mtenyi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mtanaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mteyni | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hmtana | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtenis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtonha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mteine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtheny | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthene | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mteenh | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Tene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtenui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mttana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthethnea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtahnah | 67 | 421 | / |
| Mthengo | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mthengi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mteenyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mthenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtengoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteunou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteinyi | 67 | 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 Mtena
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