Mtumwa Surname

88,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,3591:9,8791,282
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mtumwa (16,370) may also be a first name.

Mtumwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtumwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtumwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtumwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 88,267th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,338,884 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtumwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 43,715th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 16,370 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,359 people, or 1 in 9,879. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 31 percent are found, Zanzibar South Region, where 15 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mtumwa is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mtumwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mtumwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtumba831,466/
Mtimwa836/
Mtomwa834/
Mtumwo832/
Mtunwa831/
Mthumba77446/
Mtaumba774/
Mtoumba772/
Mtumbi671,034/
Mtumbe67195/
Mtumbo6746/
Mtonwa671/
Mtumbei62175/
M'Tumbi627/
Mtumbey626/
Mthumbi623/
M'Tonwa621/
Mtoumbi621/
Mtoumbou571/
Mhthumbo571/

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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 Mtumwa
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