Mtobi Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Mtobi (213) may also be a first name.

Mtobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtobi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtobi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 926,175th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtobi are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 619,385th most widely held given name internationally, held by 213 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Mtobi is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 87 percent are found, Mara Region, where 5 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.

Mtobi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtobi earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning R 214,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthobi91126/
Mtoba801,264/
Mtabi80177/
Mtobe8060/
Mtebi8011/
Mtubi803/
Mtowi802/
Mtovi802/
Mthoba7371/
Mthubi7313/
Mtabii735/
Mthebi734/
Mtobha733/
Mhtabi732/
Mthabi732/
M'Tabi731/
Mtoobe731/
Mthobe731/
Mtobaya6734/

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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 Mtobi
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