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 occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtobo is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Mtobo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtobo reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe Mtobo is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mtobo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

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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