Mbotwa Surname
Approximately 7,017 people bear this surname
Mbotwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,782 | 1:13,998 | 1,823 |
| Malawi | 3,163 | 1:5,412 | 763 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mbotwa (127) may also be a first name.
Mbotwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbotwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbotwa is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mbotwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbotwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 70,446th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,038,556 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbotwa reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbotwa is also the 825,494th most widespread first name internationally, held by 127 people.
The last name Mbotwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,782 people, or 1 in 13,998. In Tanzania Mbotwa is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 61 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 28 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 45 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbothwa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Mbetwa | 83 | 325 | / |
| Mbotwe | 83 | 136 | / |
| Mbutwa | 83 | 107 | / |
| Mbatwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mvotwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbotua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbothwe | 77 | 507 | / |
| Mboutwe | 77 | 87 | / |
| Mbethwa | 77 | 79 | / |
| Mbhotwe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mbathwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mbutwai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbuthwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaatwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhothwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbodua | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mbodwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mbadwa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mbedwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mbatua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbutwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbetwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbutwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbudwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbodva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbotue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbetua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbutwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbotwa
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