Mtindi Surname

326,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6951:76,1757,899
Kenya3351:137,85011,224
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtindi (167) may also be a first name.

Mtindi Last Name Facts

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

Mtindi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtindi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtindi is the 326,779th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,409,451 people. The last name Mtindi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtindi reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mtindi is also the 708,111th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 167 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 695 people, or 1 in 76,175. In Tanzania Mtindi is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 58 percent live, Arusha Region, where 17 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Mtindi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (83%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthindi925/
M'Tindi921/
Mtinda834,257/
Mtinde83141/
Mtendi8332/
Mthinde774/
Mtende673,080/
Mtenda671,790/
Mtndez67780/
Mtimde67455/
Mtynda671/
Mthende626/
Mtendeha571/

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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 Mtindi
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