Mtengo Surname
Approximately 2,470 people bear this surname
Mtengo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,229 | 1:13,929 | 2,189 |
| Tanzania | 633 | 1:83,636 | 8,535 |
| Kenya | 516 | 1:89,496 | 8,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mtengo (147) may also be a first name.
Mtengo Demographics
Mtengo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mtengo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtengo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtengo is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mtengo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtengo? popularity and diffusion
Mtengo is the 173,871st most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,950,423 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtengo reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 147 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,229 people, or 1 in 13,929. Excluding Malawi Mtengo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 21 percent reside.
Mtengo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mtengo last name is primarily Christian (73%) in Kenya.
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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 Mtengo
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