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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthengo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mthengo is the 1,133,308th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This last name 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Mthengo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Mthengo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 49 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mthengo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mthengo last name is principally 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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