Mtongwe Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Mtongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 183 | 1:289,298 | 22,476 |
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtongwe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtongwe is the 1,111,382nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname Mtongwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtongwe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mtongwe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtungwe | 86 | 583 | / |
| Mtongwa | 86 | 30 | / |
| Mtangwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtunngwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtogwa | 77 | 1,088 | / |
| Mtokwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mtungwa | 71 | 4,738 | / |
| Mtangwa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mthogwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthungwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mhtungwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mtung'wa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mmtungwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mtaungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtagwa | 62 | 591 | / |
| Mtokwa | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mtagwi | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mtakwe | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mtougui | 57 | 307 | / |
| Mthokwa | 57 | 41 | / |
| Mtunqwa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mthakwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtunkwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtungua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtaghve | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtouggui | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mtunguhi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mmtunqwa | 53 | 3 | / |
| M'Tougui | 53 | 3 | / |
| Mttougui | 53 | 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 Mtongwe
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