Mtimba Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtimba Surname User-submission:

Mtimba means 'body' in the Siswati language of Swaziland.

Mtimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8721:62,1307,823
Tanzania8101:65,3606,927
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mtimba (240) may also be a first name.

Mtimba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mtimba means 'body' in the Siswati language of Swaziland.

- doctormtimba

Mtimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtimba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtimba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtimba is the 222,993rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,988,805 people. Mtimba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtimba are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mtimba is also the 577,234th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 240 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 872 people, or 1 in 62,130. In South Africa Mtimba is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Mtimba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mtimba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.85% less than the national average, earning R 121,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthimba9214/
Mtumba831,466/
Mtemba83904/
Mtimbe83414/
Mtimbi83358/
Mtimbo83328/
Mtimwa836/
Mthumba77446/
Mthemba77139/
Mthimbe774/
Mtembai772/
Mtuemba771/
Mtimber771/
Mhtimbe771/
Mtaemba771/
Mtnba731/
Mthembau711/
Mtembo671,257/
Mtembe67566/
Mtembi6787/
Mtumbo6746/
Mtemwa6725/
Mtimve6724/
Mthmbe674/
Mtemby674/
Mthembi621,492/
Mtembei62860/
Mthembo62573/
Mtumbei62175/
Mthemby6265/
Mthembe6225/
Mtumbey626/
Mthemwa623/
Mtembie621/
Mthembie5746/
Mthembuy571/
Mthembui571/
Mthemboo571/
Mtembesh571/
Mthetmwa571/
Mhthumbo571/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtimba
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