Mtunji Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mtunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mtunji Last Name Facts

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

Mtunji is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtunji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtunji is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Mtunji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtunji live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mtunji is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 318,482. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Mombasa County, where 93 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 6 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Mtunji occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Mtunji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtunzi832,010/
Mtungi83629/
Mtonji8311/
Mtunje839/
Mtunja837/
Mthunzi775,375/
Mtunzie7734/
Mtaunzi778/
Mthunsi776/
Mthonji772/
Mtunnzi771/
Mthunja771/
Mtundzi771/
Mtaunsi771/
Mthunzie713/
Mthundzi711/
Mtunze67127/
Mtunge6722/
Mtonzi6716/
Mtunza673/
Mtumzi672/
Mtonja671/
Mtonje671/
Mthonzi6217/
Mthumzi6211/
Mthonsi628/
Mtaunge621/
Mthunze621/
Mthunye621/
Mttunze621/
Mtuncha621/
Mtun'ge621/
Mtonza50210/
Mtonye5093/
Mtonsa503/
Mtumhe502/
Mtinye501/

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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 Mtunji
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