Mthama Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mthama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mthama (3) may also be a first name.

Mthama Last Name Facts

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

Mthama is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthama live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 3 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 50 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthamad921/
Mtama912,975/
Mthammad861/
Mthamo83300/
Mtamai8351/
Mthema835/
Mthami831/
Mthame831/
Mtamaa831/
Mthomas7725/
Mtamahe771/
Mtahame771/
Mtema735,364/
Mtamo73673/
Mtami73186/
Mtame7344/
Mtoma7325/
Mmthomas711/
Mtoima67121/
Mtemaa6795/
Mtamer6776/
Mtemah6712/
M'Tema673/
Mtomaz671/
Mtoema671/
Mthomo671/
Mthomi671/
Mtamed671/
M'Toma671/
Mttami671/

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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 Mthama
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