Mtawa Surname

36,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,2581:4,319595
Malawi1,8301:9,3551,452
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mtawa (37) may also be a first name.

Mtawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtawa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mtawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,649th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 506,466 people. The last name Mtawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most common first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12,258 people, or 1 in 4,319. In Tanzania Mtawa is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 40 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 24 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Mtawa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtawa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.69% more than the national average, earning R 467,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Mtahwa9134/
Mtawaa918/
Mtajwa912/
Mtawah911/
Mthawa911/
Mtauwa911/
Mtawaya83262/
Mtajwaa836/
Mtauswa831/
Mtawash831/
Mtewa803,248/
Mtowa80232/
Mtaba80195/
Mtava8077/
Mtawe8016/
Mtawo804/
Mtawi801/
Mtajwaha772/
Mtaweh739/
Mtawie734/
Mtewaâ734/
Mtejwa732/
Mthaba732/
Mthewa732/
Mtojwa731/
Mteywa731/
Mtehwa731/
Mteiwa731/
Mttaba731/
Mtahba731/
Mtawei731/
Mtawej731/
Mtabha731/
Mtawee731/
Mttawie673/
Mtahaba672/
Mtaibah672/
Mthauba671/
Mthojwa671/
Mtahavi671/
Mtthewa671/
Mthehwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Mtawa
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