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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mtigwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtigwa is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtigwa live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname 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 are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Mara Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent are found.
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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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