Mtobo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mtobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtobo is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtobo? popularity and diffusion

Mtobo is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtobo are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtobo is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtobou912/
Mthobo911/
Mtobho911/
Mtoba801,264/
Mtabo80421/
Mtowo80137/
Mtovo808/
Mtebo801/
Mtubo801/
Mthoba7371/
Mtobha733/
Mthebo732/
Mtabou731/
Mtoywo731/
Mtaubo731/
Mmthabo671/

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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
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  • 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 Mtobo
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