Mthengo Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mthengo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthengo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mthengo (13) may also be a first name.

Mthengo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mthengo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mthengo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthengo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthengo reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mthengo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The last name Mthengo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mthengo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 49 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mthengo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtengo922,470/
Mthenga86220/
Mthongo867/
Mthango862/
Mtengoh861/
Mtego831,039/
Mtenengo801/
Mtenga778,744/
Mtango772,190/
Mtongo77119/
Mtegoa776/
Mthena776/
Mthino774/
Mtingo771/
Mtangoo71144/
Mthonga7145/
Mthanga7131/
Mtongoi714/
Mteunou711/
Mtangou711/
Mtega6714,679/
Mtena67559/
Mtigo67182/
Mtino6759/
M'Tangou676/
Mthethna675/

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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 Mthengo
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