Mtunda Surname

134,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtunda Surname Definition:

Mtunda is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a kind person.

Mtunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,4491:21,6182,684
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Kenya2591:178,30113,436
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mtunda (192) may also be a first name.

Mtunda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mtunda is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a kind person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mtunda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtunda (Arabic: مطندي) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtunda is the 134,911th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,185,171 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtunda reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 192 people.

Mtunda is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,449 people, or 1 in 21,618. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 36 percent live, Katavi Region, where 13 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Mtunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtonda831,568/
Mtundi83912/
Mtundo83191/
Mtunde832/
Mtundy831/
Mthinda77707/
Mtondo673,356/
Mtondi6790/
Mtonde677/
Mtondoo62258/
Mthondi625/
Mthonde623/
Mthondo622/

Mtunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtunda in the Arabic language
مطنديmtndy-

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