Mtunga Surname

194,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4861:35,6274,165
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Kenya931:496,55825,459
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mtunga (10) may also be a first name.

Mtunga Last Name Facts

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

Mtunga is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 194,128th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,366,072 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtunga reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mtunga is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,486 people, or 1 in 35,627. In Tanzania Mtunga is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 28 percent live, Geita Region, where 16 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Mtunga Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Mtunga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 32.06% less than the national average, earning R 161,448 per year and in United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtungoa921/
Mhtunga921/
Mtungah921/
Mtungha921/
Mtaunga921/
Mtuga91601/
Mtuna91100/
Mthungoa861/
M'Mtunga861/
Mtonga8380,574/
Mtungi83629/
Mtunha83243/
Mtauna83158/
Mtauga8386/
Mtunge8322/
Mtungo8320/
Mtumga8310/
Mtouga831/
Mtugas831/
Mtausenga801/
Mtung'e77455/
Mtongah77210/
M'Tonga77181/
Mthonga7745/
Mtaungo772/
Mtongoa771/
Mtaunge771/
Mtongai771/
Mthugoa771/
Mhtonga771/
Mtungye771/
Mtun'ge771/
Mtugo73131/
Mtona7389/
Mtoga7317/
Mthongoa711/
Mtongo67119/
Mtooga6737/
Mtongi6719/
Mtonha672/
Mtogha672/
Mtauno671/
Mtonge671/

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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 Mtunga
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