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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtoka is the 256,751st most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,747,587 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtoka are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtoka is also the 627,410th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 208 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,481 people, or 1 in 35,747. In Tanzania Mtoka is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 20 percent reside, Geita Region, where 19 percent reside and Mara Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Mtoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mtoka last name 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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