Mtigwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mtigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Mtigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtigwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtigwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Mtigwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtigwa are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mtigwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Mara Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside.
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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 Mtigwa
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