Mtenzi Surname
Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname
Mtenzi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 905 | 1:58,499 | 6,320 |
| Kenya | 885 | 1:52,181 | 5,265 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mtenzi (220) may also be a first name.
Mtenzi Demographics
Mtenzi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mtenzi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtenzi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtenzi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtenzi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtenzi is the 226,028th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,055,396 people. Mtenzi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtenzi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtenzi is also the 608,246th most common first name world-wide, borne by 220 people.
Mtenzi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 905 people, or 1 in 58,499. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 24 percent live, Tabora Region, where 21 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mtenzi exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 49 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.
Mtenzi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (64%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtenzie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mtengi | 83 | 128 | / |
| Mtinzi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mtenji | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mtenza | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mtensi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mthengi | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mthinzi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mtengie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mtendji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtenje | 67 | 7,039 | / |
| Mtinsi | 67 | 149 | / |
| Mtenge | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mtingi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mtensa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mthinsi | 62 | 263 | / |
| Mtenger | 62 | 72 | / |
| Mthingi | 62 | 70 | / |
| Mtentse | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mthenge | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mtentje | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtyonsi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtemchi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthintsi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mtengeth | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mttnsish | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtinge | 50 | 368 | / |
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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 Mtenzi
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