Mtunje Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mtunje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtunje (11) may also be a first name.
Mtunje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtunje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtunje is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mtunje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtunje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mtunje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtunje live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mtunje is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Mtunje is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtune | 91 | 24 | / |
| Mtunji | 83 | 146 | / |
| Mtunze | 83 | 127 | / |
| Mtunge | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mtoune | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mtunja | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mtunee | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mtonje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mtunzie | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mtaunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtun'ge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mttunze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthunye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthunja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthunze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtuna | 73 | 100 | / |
| Mtuni | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mtone | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mtunh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthunzie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mtunzi | 67 | 2,010 | / |
| Mtungi | 67 | 629 | / |
| Mtauni | 67 | 365 | / |
| Mtunha | 67 | 243 | / |
| Mtauna | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mtonye | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mtumni | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mtonji | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mtuini | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtouny | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mtunza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mtumhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtinye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtonja | 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 Mtunje
- 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