Mtipa Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,5131:21,0672,647
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtipa Last Name Facts

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

Mtipa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mtipa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtipa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,072nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,776,208 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtipa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,513 people, or 1 in 21,067. In Tanzania Mtipa is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 59 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 18 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Mtipa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtipa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.35% less than the national average, earning R 65,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtipha912/
Mthipa911/
Mtepa804,538/
Mtupa802,236/
Mtipe80205/
Mtipi8011/
Mtipo801/
Mthupa73111/
Mtupha7332/
Mtepfa7323/
Mtupah733/
Mtepha733/
Mtepah731/
Mthipo731/
Mthipe731/
Mtiphi731/
Mthupha671,452/
Mtepe60191/
Mtepo607/
Mtupo605/
Mtepi601/
Mtyopo5584/
Mtephe5537/
Mtepfe5510/
Mtyopi553/
Mthepe551/
Mtyopho502/
Mthepot501/

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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 Mtipa
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