Around the world, Mtume (Mtume 
) is a very rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly girly forename. The first name Mtume is habitual in Tanzania, where it is a very rare male name, Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare mostly masculine, but seldom feminine name. Very seldom, Mtume is the last name as well as the forename.