Mtela Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Mtela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 617 | 1:85,805 | 8,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Mtela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtela (Arabic: متيلا) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mtela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtela is the 496,112th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtela reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 85,805. In Tanzania Mtela is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 52 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 20 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtelya | 91 | 130 | / |
| Mthela | 91 | 14 | / |
| Mtelea | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mtelap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mtelah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mthehla | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mtila | 80 | 3,647 | / |
| Mtola | 80 | 946 | / |
| Mtala | 80 | 599 | / |
| Mtele | 80 | 257 | / |
| Mtelo | 80 | 228 | / |
| Mteli | 80 | 36 | / |
| Mthethla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mthala | 73 | 315 | / |
| Mthelo | 73 | 307 | / |
| Mtalai | 73 | 236 | / |
| Mtalaa | 73 | 171 | / |
| Mtolea | 73 | 156 | / |
| Mteile | 73 | 112 | / |
| Mtheli | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mtolya | 73 | 68 | / |
| Mtaila | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mteule | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mtolia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mtalia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mtilah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mthola | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtyola | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtohla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtilia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtalla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mtolla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteili | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtehle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtalah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtelej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtolah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mteles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mthyola | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mthehle | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Teily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtiliaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtallai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtailah | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Talai | 67 | 1 | / |
Mtela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mtela in the Arabic language | ||
| متيلا | mtyla | - |
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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 Mtela
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