Mtato Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtato Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Mtato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtato occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtato? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtato live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtato is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent live and Harare Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtatos911/
Mtoto801,873/
Mtata80774/
Mmtattoo771/
Mtaita733,742/
Mthata7353/
Mtatha738/
Mtotou735/
Mtotho732/
Mtauta731/
Mtotoy731/
Mtotoz731/
Mthatha6761/
Mthotho671/
Mtootoo671/
Mtahtah671/
Mtoutou671/
Mtota60544/
Mtotha55240/
Mthota554/
Mteita552/
Mdtota551/
Mthotah501/
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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 Mtato
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