Mtwe Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Mtwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 225 | 1:235,296 | 19,277 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtwe? popularity and diffusion
Mtwe is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. Mtwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mtwe is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 235,296. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 53 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 38 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mtwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mtwe
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