Mtalika Surname

119,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtalika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtalika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,6401:6,485933
Tanzania1,1751:45,0575,091
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtalika (20) may also be a first name.

Mtalika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtalika is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtalika? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtalika is the 119,029th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,886,499 people. The surname Mtalika is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtalika live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name globally It is held by 20 people.

The last name Mtalika is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,640 people, or 1 in 6,485. Apart from Malawi Mtalika exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtaulika931/
Mthalika931/
Mtaliki8689/
Mtolika869/
Mtailuka803/
Mtalikod801/
Mteleka71451/
Mtoliki7119/
Mteluka712/
Mteleko578/
Mtoleki571/
Mtheleko5355/

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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 Mtalika
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