Mtobela Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942

Mtobela (11) may also be a first name.

Mtobela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtobela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtobela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtobela? popularity and diffusion

Mtobela is the 961,438th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Mtobela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtobela live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtobela is also the 3,487,849th most common forename in the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name Mtobela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 322,486. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mtobela is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside.

Mtobela Last Name Statistics demography

Mtobela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.34% less than the national average, earning R 89,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthobela9350/
Mtabela86457/
Mtowela86267/
Mtebela8620/
Mtobeli869/
Mtubela861/
Mthabela807,214/
Mthobeli8025/
Mthebela808/
Mthubela801/
Mtaabela801/
Mtubeli7118/
Mtabele7110/
Mtowelo719/
Mtabala716/
Mtabeli712/
Mtabila712/
Mtavela711/
Mtuvela711/
Mtubele711/
Mtabelo711/
Mthabola672/
Mthabelo672/
Mthobile672/
Mthubila671/
Mtgobile671/
Mthabala671/
Mthabeli671/
Mthabele671/
Mthavela671/
Mtawila5798/
Mtavila5732/
Mtabolo579/
Mtavele571/
Mtuvila571/
Mtabile571/
Mthabili533/
Mtavilla531/
Mtawaila531/
Mthawelo531/
Mthabile531/
Mtavillah505/

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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 Mtobela
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