Mtawali Surname

43,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtawali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtawali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8,3651:2,047240
Kenya3,2711:14,1181,728
Tanzania1981:267,38221,207
Zambia591:268,64315,815
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England101:5,571,806158,774
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mtawali (1,041) may also be a first name.

Mtawali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtawali is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtawali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtawali is the 43,432nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 608,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawali reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,355th most common first name globally, held by 1,041 people.

The last name Mtawali is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 8,365 people, or 1 in 2,047. Aside from Malawi Mtawali occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Mtawali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

The amount Mtawali earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 58.06% more than the national average, earning R 375,600 per year; in United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,315 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthawali936/
Mtawalie934/
Mtawalia931/
Mtawale86944/
Mtawala86798/
Mtabali8615/
Mtavali861/
Mthabali8013/
Mtawaila801/
Mtabaali801/
M'Tawale801/
Mthawala801/
Mtavala71143/
Mtabale711/
Mtewele577,484/
Mtoboli571/
Mtavele571/

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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 Mtawali
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