Mtunguja Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtunguja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtunguja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,6251:14,6051,902
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtunguja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtunguja is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mtunguja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtunguja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,404th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtunguja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,625 people, or 1 in 14,605. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 59 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Pwani Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mtunguja is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtunguza881/
Mtungoa801/
Mtungaye751/
Mthungoa751/
Mtunaye673/
Mteunou671/
Mthugoa671/
Mtongai671/
Mtongoa671/
Mtongaye634/
Mtongoza633/
Mthongoa631/
Mtunee574/
Mtongoi534/
Mtonoya534/
Mthunye531/
Mtongoyi501/

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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 Mtunguja
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