Mtengera Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Mtengera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mtengera (72) may also be a first name.
Mtengera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtengera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtengera is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtengera? popularity and diffusion
Mtengera is the 1,300,225th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtengera live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most common given name internationally It is held by 72 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania Mtengera is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 87 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Iringa Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Malawi, where 1 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 Mtengera
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