Mtawala Surname
Approximately 798 people bear this surname
Mtawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 796 | 1:66,510 | 7,023 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
Mtawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtawala is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtawala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 431,494th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtawala is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 66,510. In Tanzania Mtawala is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 27 percent live, Kagera Region, where 24 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtawaila | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mthawala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mtawalia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mtawali | 86 | 11,979 | / |
| Mtawale | 86 | 944 | / |
| Mtavala | 86 | 143 | / |
| Mtabala | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mthawali | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mtawalie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mthabala | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Tawale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtowela | 71 | 267 | / |
| Mtabali | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mtabale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtavela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtavali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtabalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthabali | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mthabola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mthavela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthawelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtabaali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtowelo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mtabolo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mtovola | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtevela | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtawala
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