Mtapula Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mtapula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtapula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtapula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtapula is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mtapula.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtapula? popularity and diffusion
Mtapula is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Mtapula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtapula are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mtapula is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mtapula exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Mtapula
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