Mtimbu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mtimbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtimbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtimbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtimbu is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtimbu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtimbu are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Mtimbu is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 50 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 50 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Mtimbu occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthimbu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mtmbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthiembu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mtheimbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtembu | 83 | 11,896 | / |
| Mtumbu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mthmbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mthembu | 77 | 175,107 | / |
| Mtehmbu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mthumbu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mtuembu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mtaembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhtembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mttembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmthembu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mthembuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthaembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtehembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtheumbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthemmbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthhembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtemvu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mthenbu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mthemvu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtaenbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthemboo | 57 | 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
- 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 Mtimbu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis