Mtela Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6171:85,8058,715
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mtela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtela (Arabic: متيلا) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtela is the 496,112th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtela reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtela is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 85,805. In Tanzania Mtela is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 52 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 20 percent live and Njombe Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mtela occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtelya91130/
Mthela9114/
Mtelea919/
Mtelap911/
Mtelah911/
Mthehla835/
Mtila803,647/
Mtola80946/
Mtala80599/
Mtele80257/
Mtelo80228/
Mteli8036/
Mthethla772/
Mthala73315/
Mthelo73307/
Mtalai73236/
Mtalaa73171/
Mtolea73156/
Mteile73112/
Mtheli7377/
Mtolya7368/
Mtaila7355/
Mteule7317/
Mtolia739/
Mtalia735/
Mtilah735/
Mthola732/
Mtyola732/
Mtohla732/
Mtilia732/
Mtalla732/
Mtolla731/
Mteili731/
Mtehle731/
Mtalah731/
Mtelej731/
Mtolah731/
Mthele731/
Mteles731/
Mthyola67418/
Mthehle672/
M'Teily671/
Mtiliaa671/
Mtallai671/
Mtailah671/
M'Talai671/
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Mtela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtela in the Arabic language
متيلاmtyla-

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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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