Mtoka Surname

256,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4811:35,7474,177
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mtoka (208) may also be a first name.

Mtoka Last Name Facts

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

Mtoka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtoka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,751st most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,747,587 people. The last name Mtoka is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtoka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mtoka is also the 627,410th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 208 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,481 people, or 1 in 35,747. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found, Geita Region, where 19 percent are found and Mara Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Mtoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mtoka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtokea914/
Mthoka912/
Mtokaa911/
Mtooka911/
Mthokoa832/
Mtuka803,015/
Mteka801,913/
Mtaka801,126/
Mtoko80441/
Mtoki8014/
Mtoke803/
Mtauka73468/
Mtakai7386/
Mthoko7365/
Mteuka7360/
Mthaka7314/
Mthuka7312/
Mtheka7310/
Mthoke734/
Mtokio733/
Mthoki732/
Mtouki731/
Mtokep731/
Mttaka731/
Mtukau731/
M'Toko731/
Mtakaya671/
Mthakga671/
Mthokhi671/
Mthatka671/
Mtochea671/

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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 Mtoka
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