Mtofu Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Mtofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mtofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtofu is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtofu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtofu is the 621,618th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtofu live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Mtofu
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