Mtalala Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtalala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1871:283,11022,159
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mtalala Last Name Facts

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

Mtalala is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtalala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtalala is the 1,206,588th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtalala are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 283,110. In Tanzania Mtalala is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 94 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 5 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Mtalala Last Name Statistics demography

Mtalala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.89% less than the national average, earning R 57,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthalala932/
Mtalali865/
Mthalale802/
Mtolela571,507/
Mtelela57536/
Mtololo576/
Mtelelo573/
Mtolola571/
Mthelelo5358/
Mtelelah534/

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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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  • 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 Mtalala
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