Mtobwa Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Mtobwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 62 | 1:853,897 | 43,657 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mtobwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtobwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtobwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtobwa? popularity and diffusion
Mtobwa is the 2,372,517th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtobwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mtobwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 853,897. In Tanzania Mtobwa is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 89 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 6 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mtobwa
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