Mtuy Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtuy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtuy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5751:92,0729,213
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtuy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtuy occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtuy.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtuy? popularity and diffusion

Mtuy is the 552,088th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname Mtuy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtuy reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 92,072. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent live, Pwani Region, where 19 percent live and Arusha Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtuya891,114/
Mtuye89235/
Mtuyi894/
Mtu86221/
Mty869/
Mthuya802/
Mtui7517,707/
Mtey751,730/
Mtau751,051/
Mtyi75170/
Mtou7578/
Mtoy7554/
Mtuu7510/
Mtay755/
Mtuh755/
Mthu753/
Mtye753/
Mteu753/
Mtyo753/
Mthy751/
Mtue751/
Mmtu751/
Mtut751/
Mtys751/
Mttu751/
Mtty751/
Mtuj751/
Mtup751/
Mdtu751/
Mtaya671,995/
Mtiya671,708/
Mtahu67339/
Mteya67302/
Mtaju67202/
Mtayi67130/
Mtiyo6787/
Mtoya6759/
Mtoyi6735/
Mtaye6727/
Mtoyo6717/
Mteyo6711/
Mteyi679/
Mtuje675/
Mtoup675/
Mtiye675/
Mtiyi674/
Mtuja672/
Mtioy671/
Mthus671/
Mtout671/
Mtuha671/
Mteye671/
Mteyu671/
Mhtoy671/
Mtush671/
Mtutd671/
Mthau671/
Mthyz671/
Mtyio671/

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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 Mtuy
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