Mtumbi Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtumbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9311:56,8656,182
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtumbi (197) may also be a first name.

Mtumbi Last Name Facts

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

Mtumbi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mtumbi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtumbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352,406th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtumbi are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtumbi is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 197 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 931 people, or 1 in 56,865. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 38 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 29 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtumbei92175/
M'Tumbi927/
Mthumbi923/
Mtoumbi921/
Mtumba831,466/
Mtimbi83358/
Mtumbe83195/
Mtombi8341/
Mthumba77446/
Mtumbey776/
Mtaumba774/
Mtoumba772/
Mthombi771/
Mthombei711/
Mtumwa675,443/
Mtimbe67414/
Mtomba67230/
Mtombe6773/
Mthimbe624/
Mthombe623/
Mhtimbe621/
Mtombaa621/
Mtunguhi574/
Mtomwa504/
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 Mtumbi
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