Mtavu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mtavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtavu occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtavu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Mtavu is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 33 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Mtavu
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