Mtaro Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtaro (49) may also be a first name.

Mtaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtaro is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtaro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Mtaro is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mtaro live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 49 people.

The surname Mtaro is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Mtaro is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 90 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtairo911/
Mtoro804,124/
Mtero80882/
Mtara80133/
Mtaira73183/
Mtaura7313/
Mthara738/
Mdtoro738/
Mtarga736/
Mtarah731/
M'Tero731/
Mhtero731/
Mttero731/
Mthero731/
M'Toro731/
Mtahara675/
Mtarrah675/
Mthaira674/
Mtairas671/
Mtairah671/
Mmtaraz671/
Mtaharah6212/
Mtera601,252/
Mtora6016/
Mtorga5511/
Mteera552/
Mtgora551/
Mtoora551/
Mteura551/

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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 Mtaro
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