Mtinda Surname

109,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtinda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtinda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7291:14,1971,851
Kenya5261:87,7947,941
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mtinda (123) may also be a first name.

Mtinda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtinda is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtinda? popularity and diffusion

Mtinda is the 109,331st most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,711,897 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtinda are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most common first name at a global level, held by 123 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,729 people, or 1 in 14,197. In Tanzania Mtinda is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 59 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 7 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Mtinda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mtinda surname is chiefly Christian (78%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthinda92707/
Mtindah923/
Mtenda831,790/
Mtindi831,137/
Mtindo83992/
Mtinde83141/
Mtynda831/
Mthindi775/
Mthinde774/
Mtendah772/
M'Tindi771/
Mtendeha711/
Mtende673,080/
Mtndez67780/
Mtimde67455/
Mtendo67126/
Mtendi6732/
Mthende626/

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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 Mtinda
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