Mtiwe Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Mtiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
Mtiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtiwe occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtiwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtiwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 993,593rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtiwe are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mtiwe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 99 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 41 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtiwa | 80 | 692 | / |
| Mtibe | 80 | 456 | / |
| Mtawe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mtewe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mtive | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mtuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthoyiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthiyawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtawea | 73 | 122 | / |
| Mthibe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Mthuwe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mthewe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mthiwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mthiwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtawei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtewes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtayiwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mtjw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtyw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mteyiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mthijwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtoyiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtiwe
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