Mtunya Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtunya occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mtunya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtunya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 383,635. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 85 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 7 percent live and Iringa Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthunya92295/
Mtonya831,424/
Mtunha83243/
Mtunja837/
Mtunia834/
Mthunja771/
Mtonyo67692/
Mtinia67220/
Mtonja671/
Mtonjo501/

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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 Mtunya
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