Mitao Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mitao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mitao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3491:151,69513,759
Japan311:4,124,00936,900
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mitao (1,033) may also be a first name.

Mitao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mitao occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mitao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 735,823rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. Mitao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mitao are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mitao is also the 249,584th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,033 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 151,695. In Tanzania Mitao is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 74 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 8 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maitao9176/
Mithao9164/
Mitaou913/
Mittao912/
Mistao911/
Moitao911/
Mitaho911/
Midtao911/
Maithao8317/
Maitaou832/
Mithaho831/
Maitaho831/
Mistaou831/
Mutao80175/
Metao8032/
Mitoa808/
Meitaoha771/
Mettao73141/
Mitoua7314/
Meteao7313/
Mehtao739/
Mutaho736/
Maiteo734/
Muttao733/
Metaoh732/
Meetao732/
Metaeo731/
Mietoa731/
Mitaea731/
Mitooa731/
Metaou731/
Metaos731/
Maithaoos711/
Metahou6761/
Maitouo6724/
Maitoho6723/
Maito'o678/
Mittooa671/
Mithooa671/
Mestaoi671/
Maiteho671/
Maiteou671/
Maitoua671/
Mitaiya671/
Metagio671/
Mithooo671/

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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 Mitao
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