Mtumbe Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mtumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtumbe occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtumbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,206,588th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtumbe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Mtumbe Last Name Statistics demography

Mtumbe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.16% less than the national average, earning R 113,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtumbei92175/
Mtumbey926/
Mtumba831,466/
Mtumbi831,034/
Mtimbe83414/
Mtombe8373/
Mthumba77446/
M'Tumbi777/
Mthimbe774/
Mtaumba774/
Mthombe773/
Mthumbi773/
Mtoumba772/
Mtoumbi771/
Mhtimbe771/
Mthombei711/
Mtumwa675,443/
Mtimbi67358/
Mtomba67230/
Mtombi6741/
Mthombi621/
Mtombaa621/
Mtthunmp571/
Mtomwa504/
Mtonve501/
Mtunwa501/

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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 Mtumbe
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