Mtoba Surname

300,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7661:69,1147,286
South Africa3771:143,70716,458
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtoba (216) may also be a first name.

Mtoba Last Name Facts

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

Mtoba is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtoba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 300,690th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,765,464 people. The last name Mtoba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtoba are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtoba is also the 614,549th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 216 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 766 people, or 1 in 69,114. In Tanzania Mtoba is most numerous in: Katavi Region, where 36 percent are found, Geita Region, where 21 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 21 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and Malawi, where 8 percent are found.

Mtoba Last Name Statistics demography

Mtoba earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning R 276,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthoba9171/
Mtobha913/
Mtobaya8334/
Mteba80531/
Mtobi80285/
Mtowa80232/
Mtaba80195/
Mtobe8060/
Mtuba8047/
Mtova8028/
Mtobo8026/
Mthobi73126/
Mtebea738/
Mtobou732/
Mdtova732/
Mthaba732/
Mtubha732/
Mthobo731/
Mtojwa731/
Mtobho731/
Mthuba731/
Mtabha731/
Mtahba731/
Mttaba731/
Mtoobe731/
Mthobe731/
Mtahaba672/
Mthauba671/
Mthojwa671/

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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 Mtoba
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