Mtenza Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mtenza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtenza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtenza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtenza has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtenza.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtenza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mtenza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtenza reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Apart from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtenzi | 83 | 1,797 | / |
| Mtenja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mtensa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mtenzie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mtenje | 67 | 7,039 | / |
| Mtengi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Mtenge | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mtinzi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mtenji | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mtensi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtenger | 62 | 72 | / |
| Mthengi | 62 | 62 | / |
| Mtingea | 62 | 21 | / |
| Mthinzi | 62 | 16 | / |
| Mtengie | 62 | 11 | / |
| Mthenge | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mtentso | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mtinsha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtentje | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtintsa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtendji | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtengeth | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mthintsa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtinge | 50 | 368 | / |
| Mtinsi | 50 | 149 | / |
| Mtingi | 50 | 45 | / |
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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 Mtenza
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