Mtavala Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtavala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtavala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1421:372,82827,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mtavala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtavala is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtavala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtavala is the 1,478,479th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtavala live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania Mtavala is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtawala86798/
Mtabala866/
Mtavela861/
Mtavali861/
Mthavela801/
Mthabala801/
Mtawaila801/
Mthawala801/
Mtawalia801/
Mtawali7111,979/
Mtawale71944/
Mtabali7115/
Mtevela711/
Mtabale711/
Mtovola711/
Mtabalo711/
Mthabali6713/
Mthawali676/
Mtawalie674/
Mthabola672/
Mtabaali671/
M'Tawale671/
Mtowela57267/
Mtabolo579/
Mthawelo531/

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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 Mtavala
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