Mtuma Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Mtuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mtuma (21) may also be a first name.
Mtuma Demographics
Average Mtuma Salary in
South Africa
R 33,672
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mtuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtuma is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 677,464th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name Mtuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtuma live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name Mtuma is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Barring Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Mtuma Last Name Statistics demography
Mtuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.83% less than the national average, earning R 33,672 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtumai | 91 | 138 | / |
| Mthuma | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mtumga | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mtima | 80 | 3,898 | / |
| Mtumi | 80 | 143 | / |
| Mtume | 80 | 43 | / |
| Mtoma | 80 | 25 | / |
| M'Tima | 73 | 214 | / |
| Mtomea | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mtoumo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtumhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mthumo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtoema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmtima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Toma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtimma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtusme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtimha | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Toumo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mtomo | 60 | 157 | / |
| Mtomi | 60 | 18 | / |
| Mtome | 60 | 7 | / |
| Mtomj | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtimo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mtomme | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthomo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthomi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthimo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mthomme | 50 | 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 Mtuma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis