Mthulo Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mthulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mthulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mthulo Last Name Facts

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

Mthulo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mthulo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mthulo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mthulo is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtulo912,242/
Mtholo83335/
Mthula836/
Mtullo833/
Mtoulou771/
Mtholou771/
Mtolo7319,462/
Mtula731,308/
Mtilo7323/
Mtulia672,380/
Mtaula67954/
Mtulya67788/
Mtulah6715/
Mtulla6715/
Mthola672/
Mtulaa671/
Mtutla671/
Mtoloi671/
Mtoolo671/
Mmtolo671/
Mtullah626/
Mtuliah621/
Mtaulah621/
Mtaullah575/
Mtila553,647/
Mtola55946/
Mtolya5068/
Mtolia509/
Mtilah505/
Mtilia502/
Mtolah501/
Mtolla501/

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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 Mthulo
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