Mtawale Surname
Approximately 944 people bear this surname
Mtawale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mtawale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtawale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtawale occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtawale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 378,348th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,719,858 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawale live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtawale is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtawalie | 93 | 4 | / |
| M'Tawale | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mtawal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtawali | 86 | 11,979 | / |
| Mtawala | 86 | 798 | / |
| Mtabale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mthawali | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mtauwile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtawaila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mthawala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtawalia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtawayila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mthawyele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtavayole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtewele | 71 | 7,484 | / |
| Mtavala | 71 | 143 | / |
| Mtabali | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mtavele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtavali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthabali | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mtabaali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtevele | 57 | 4 | / |
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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 Mtawale
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