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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur 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 commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtalala live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 283,110. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 94 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 5 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Mtalala
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