Mtewa Surname

137,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9281:27,4593,305
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Mtewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtewa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtewa? popularity and diffusion

Mtewa is the 137,866th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,243,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtewa are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,928 people, or 1 in 27,459. In Tanzania Mtewa is most common in: Njombe Region, where 64 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 39 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Mtewa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mtewa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.7% less than the national average, earning R 140,916 per year and in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtewaâ914/
Mthewa912/
Mtejwa912/
Mteywa911/
Mteiwa911/
Mtehwa911/
Mtheswa837/
Mthehwa831/
Mtthewa831/
Mtawa8014,389/
Mtiwa80692/
Mteba80531/
Mteva8095/
Mtewe8015/
Mtheshwa771/
Mthejhwa771/
Mtawea73122/
Mtahwa7334/
Mtesva7321/
Mtawaa738/
Mtebea738/
Mthewe737/
Mtevga736/
Mthiwa733/
Mtajwa732/
Mtawah731/
Mthawa731/
Mtojwa731/
Mtewes731/
Mthethhwa711/
Mthiswa6711/
Mtajwaa676/
Mthojwa671/
Mthijwa671/

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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 Mtewa
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