Mtandala Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Mtandala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mtandala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtandala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtandala is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtandala? popularity and diffusion
Mtandala is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtandala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtandala is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania Mtandala is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent live, Pwani Region, where 39 percent live and Iringa Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mtandala
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