Mourtala Surname
Approximately 3,303 people bear this surname
Mourtala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3,245 | 1:5,914 | 513 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mourtala (24,208) may also be a first name.
Mourtala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mourtala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mourtala has its highest incidence in Niger. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mourtala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 135,976th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,206,341 people. Mourtala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mourtala live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 32,805th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24,208 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 3,245 people, or 1 in 5,914. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 53 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 21 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 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
- 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 Mourtala
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