Mtentha Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtentha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtentha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtentha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mtentha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mtentha is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtentha? popularity and diffusion

Mtentha is the 1,058,336th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtentha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mtentha is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtintha86106/
Mtente7779/
Mtinta7717/
Mtenti771/
Mtentie711/
Mthenti711/
Mtentei711/
Mtentje711/
Mtinto6225/
Mtinti621/
Mthinto5774/
Mthinti5716/
Mtyontyi531/
Mthyontyi505/
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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 Mtentha
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