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 found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mtindi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtindi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtindi is the 326,779th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,409,451 people. The last name Mtindi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtindi reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 167 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 76,175. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 58 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 17 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Mtindi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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