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 is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mitao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mitao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 735,823rd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mitao reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mitao is also the 249,584th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 1,033 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 151,695. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 74 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

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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