Mtawazo Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mtawazo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtawazo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1671:276,52618,122
Tanzania771:687,55339,898

Mtawazo Last Name Facts

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

Mtawazo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mtawazo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtawazo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtawazo is the 1,032,007th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtawazo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 276,526. In Kenya Mtawazo is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 99 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside and Muranga County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside.

Mtawazo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtyawazo93193/
Mutawazo931/
Mtawazoh931/
Mtawazi86196/
Mtywazo8647/
Mtiwazo862/
Mtyiwazo8067/
Matawaza802/
Mutawazi801/
Mtyawazi801/
Mtyawaza801/
Mtwazi771,047/
Mtwaze776/
Motwaz775/
Mtwaza771/
Mawadze71941/
Mawadza71430/
Mawadzi71181/
Matwaza7126/
Mutwaza7124/
Mwadzoi7121/
Matwazi715/
Mtaziwa714/
Mtabaza714/
Mutwazi713/
Mawaidz713/
Matazzo712/
Mawadzu711/
Madawaz711/
Mawudzo711/
Mt Wazi711/
Madwaza711/
Mutwizo711/
Madazzo711/
Madwazi711/
Metwazi711/
Mutazwo711/
Mutazwa711/
Mtiwazi711/
Mtiwaza711/
Matazwa711/
Mwadzoya67566/
Matiwaza67211/
Mwadzoyo67146/
Matuzawa6728/
Mawadzwa6721/
Mutaweza6721/
Mutawizi6721/
Mutawoza6720/
Mwawadzi6718/
Mutawuza6716/
Motozawa679/
Mutazawa677/
Mateazzo676/
Mituzawa674/
Mutwazyi674/
Mwawadze671/
Mattazzo671/
Mahwadza671/
Mataweza671/
Mwadzuyo671/
Motiwaza671/

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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 Mtawazo
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