Mtunge Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Mtunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mtunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtunge is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtunge? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtunge live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Mtunge is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 47 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtung'e | 92 | 455 | / |
| Mtaunge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtungye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtun'ge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtune | 91 | 24 | / |
| Mtunga | 83 | 2,165 | / |
| Mtungi | 83 | 629 | / |
| Mtunze | 83 | 127 | / |
| Mtunje | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mtoune | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mtunee | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mtonge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtunzie | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mhtunga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtaunga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtungha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mttunze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthunye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthunze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtungoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtuga | 73 | 601 | / |
| Mtuna | 73 | 100 | / |
| Mtuni | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mtone | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mtoge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtunh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthunzie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mthungoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mtunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtonga | 67 | 80,574 | / |
| Mtunzi | 67 | 2,010 | / |
| Mtauni | 67 | 365 | / |
| Mtunha | 67 | 243 | / |
| Mtauna | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mtunji | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mtonye | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mtauga | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mtongi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mtumni | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mtunja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mtuini | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtouny | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtunza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mtumhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtouga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtonei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtunge
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