Mwamtimwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwamtimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamtimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwamtimwa Last Name Facts

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

Mwamtimwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwamtimwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamtimwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamtimwa reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mwamtimwa is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwantimwa89681/
Mamtima881/
Mwamtema824/
Mwamtama821/
Mamatima821/
Mamtim801/
Mamtama751/
Mamdima751/
Maimtim751/
Mwamtemi71122/
Mamatime7136/
Mahmatma713/
Mamatema712/
Mamthama712/
Mamtamma712/
Mwamtumu711/
Mamutimi711/
Mawimtim711/
Mamothama67108/
Mamatamma6714/
Mwamtembe6712/
Mamidamma6710/
Mamdim677/
Miemutima674/
Mamtam672/
Mamatamah671/
Mamadimay671/
Mamtum671/
Mamtom671/
Muantimua671/

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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 Mwamtimwa
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