Mtungi Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5991:88,3838,935
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England81:6,964,757184,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtungi Last Name Facts

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

Mtungi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtungi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtungi is the 518,137th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtungi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 88,383. In Tanzania Mtungi is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 21 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 18 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mtungi is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mtungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtuni9120/
Mtunga832,165/
Mtunzi832,010/
Mtauni83365/
Mtunji83146/
Mtunge8322/
Mtongi8319/
Mtumni8312/
Mtuini835/
Mthuni831/
Mtouni831/
Mthunzi775,375/
Mtung'e77455/
Mtougui77307/
Mthingi7770/
Mtunzie7734/
Mtaunzi778/
Mthunsi776/
Mtongoi774/
Mtaunsi771/
Mtaunge771/
Mtungoa771/
Mtundzi771/
Mtongai771/
Mhtunga771/
Mmtumni771/
Mtunnzi771/
Mtungye771/
Mtungha771/
Mtun'ge771/
Mtaunga771/
Mtuga73601/
Mtuna73100/
Mtune7324/
Mtunh731/
Mtouggui719/
Mthunzie713/
M'Tougui713/
Mthungoa711/
M'Mtunga711/
Mttougui711/
Mthundzi711/
Mtonga6780,574/
Mtunha67243/
Mtauna67158/
Mtunze67127/
Mtauga6786/
Mtonzi6716/
Mtunje679/
Mtoune679/
Mthogi676/
Mtouny675/
Mtunee674/
Mtunza673/
Mtumzi672/
Mtouga671/
Mtonge671/
Mtonei671/

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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 Mtungi
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