Mtindya Surname
Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname
Mtindya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,495 | 1:35,412 | 4,136 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mtindya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtindya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtindya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mtindya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtindya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 241,541st most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,406,013 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtindya live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 35,412. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 63 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mtindya
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