Mlotwa Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Mlotwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 646 | 1:81,953 | 8,390 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mlotwa (134) may also be a first name.
Mlotwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlotwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlotwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlotwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mlotwa is the 506,165th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlotwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 134 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 646 people, or 1 in 81,953. In Tanzania Mlotwa is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 46 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Mlotwa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mlotwa
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