Mtima Surname
Approximately 3,898 people bear this surname
Mtima Surname Definition:
Mtima is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: heart.
Mtima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,850 | 1:28,617 | 3,422 |
| Malawi | 1,568 | 1:10,918 | 1,687 |
| South Africa | 371 | 1:146,032 | 16,656 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Mtima (35) may also be a first name.
Mtima Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mtima is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: heart.
Mtima Demographics
Average Mtima Salary in
South Africa
R 112,332
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mtima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtima occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 118,000th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,869,560 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtima reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mtima is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,850 people, or 1 in 28,617. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 48 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live and Lindi Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mtima occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Mtima Last Name Statistics demography
Mtima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.73% less than the national average, earning R 112,332 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Tima | 91 | 214 | / |
| Mtoima | 91 | 121 | / |
| Mtimga | 91 | 33 | / |
| Mtimat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mmtima | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtimma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtimha | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Toima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtema | 80 | 5,364 | / |
| Mtuma | 80 | 440 | / |
| Mtimi | 80 | 384 | / |
| Mtime | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mtimo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtumai | 73 | 138 | / |
| Mtimet | 73 | 107 | / |
| Mtemaa | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mthuma | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mtemah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mthema | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Tema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mtemga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtimit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthimaaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Timet | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mthimhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtesmau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mteimesh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtemi | 60 | 4,805 | / |
| Mteme | 60 | 305 | / |
| Mtemo | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mthemi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtetme | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthumo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtemyi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtemeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| M'Temi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthemeu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mthemgi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Mtima
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