Mtumbuka Surname
Approximately 5,643 people bear this surname
Mtumbuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,131 | 1:12,816 | 1,668 |
| Malawi | 1,490 | 1:11,489 | 1,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtumbuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtumbuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtumbuka is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtumbuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtumbuka is the 85,462nd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,291,431 people. The last name Mtumbuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtumbuka live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mtumbuka is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,131 people, or 1 in 12,816. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 33 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 19 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Mtumbuka
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