Mtungo Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Mtungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mtungo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtungo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtungo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtungo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtungo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtungo is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Mtungo occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mtungo live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 36 percent are found, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 36 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Mtungo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtaungo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mtungoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtugo | 91 | 131 | / |
| Mthungoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtunga | 83 | 2,165 | / |
| Mtongo | 83 | 119 | / |
| Mtauno | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mthongo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mtongoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mhtunga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtaunga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtungha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtungah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mteunou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthugoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtongoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtuga | 73 | 601 | / |
| Mtogo | 73 | 198 | / |
| Mtuna | 73 | 100 | / |
| Mthongoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mtunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtonga | 67 | 80,574 | / |
| Mtunha | 67 | 243 | / |
| Mtauna | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mtauga | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mtumga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mtonno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtausenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtouga | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Tono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtugas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtongah | 62 | 210 | / |
| M'Tonga | 62 | 181 | / |
| Mthonga | 62 | 45 | / |
| Mhtonga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtona | 55 | 89 | / |
| Mtoga | 55 | 17 | / |
| Mtooga | 50 | 37 | / |
| Mtogha | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mtonha | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mtungo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis