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

The last name Mtindi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mtindi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtindi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,779th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtindi live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 167 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 76,175. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 58 percent live, Arusha Region, where 17 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Mtindi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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