Mouritala Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Mouritala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mouritala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1541:67,1148,194
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Mouritala (425) may also be a first name.

Mouritala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mouritala occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mouritala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,353,468th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Mouritala is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mouritala live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mouritala is also the 416,660th most frequently held first name globally, held by 425 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 67,114. In Benin Mouritala is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 44 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 25 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 14 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Mouritala
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