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 last name Mtapula has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtapula? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtapula is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name 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.
Mtapula is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 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 Mtapula
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