Mtumba Surname

266,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3031:40,6314,645
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mtumba (18) may also be a first name.

Mtumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtumba is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtumba? popularity and diffusion

Mtumba is the 266,624th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,971,041 people. Mtumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtumba are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtumba is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 18 people.

Mtumba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,303 people, or 1 in 40,631. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 34 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 27 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Mtumba Last Name Statistics demography

Mtumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.64% less than the national average, earning R 43,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthumba92446/
Mtaumba924/
Mtoumba922/
Mtuemba921/
Mtumwa835,443/
Mtimba831,827/
Mtumbi831,034/
Mtomba83230/
Mtumbe83195/
Mtumbo8346/
Mtumbei77175/
Mthimba7714/
M'Tumbi777/
Mtumbey776/
Mthumbi773/
Mtoumbi771/
Mtombaa771/
Mtoumbou711/
Mhthumbo711/
Mtombo67346/
Mtimbo67328/
Mtombe6773/
Mtombi6741/
Mtomwa674/
Mtumwo672/
Mtunwa671/
Mthombo621,024/
Mthombe623/
Mthombi621/
M'Tombo621/
Mthombei571/
Mtonwa501/

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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 Mtumba
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