Mtola Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3951:134,02912,481
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtola (31) may also be a first name.

Mtola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtola occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 377,677th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. Mtola is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtola are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 31 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 134,029. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 36 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 30 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Mtola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mtola last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mtola earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.06% less than the national average, earning R 102,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtolea91156/
Mtolya9168/
Mtolia919/
Mtohla912/
Mthola912/
Mtolah911/
Mtuola911/
Mtolla911/
Mtolo8019,462/
Mtula801,308/
Mtela80665/
Mtala80599/
Mtoli80347/
Mtole8041/
Mtulia732,380/
Mtaula73954/
Mtulya73788/
Mtholo73335/
Mthala73315/
Mtalai73236/
Mtalaa73171/
Mtelya73130/
Mtulla7315/
Mtulah7315/
Mthela7314/
Mtelea739/
Mthole739/
Mthula736/
Mtalia735/
Mtoile734/
Mtouli734/
Mtalya733/
Mtalla732/
Mtalas732/
Mtulaa731/
Mmtolo731/
Mtulai731/
Mtoolo731/
Mtolee731/
Mtalah731/
Mtalat731/
Mtutla731/
Mtelah731/
Mtoloi731/
Mtullah676/
Mthehla675/
Mtaulah671/
Mtuliah671/
M'Talai671/
Mdtalha671/
Mtoolli671/
Mtalaja671/
Mtallai671/
Mhthole671/
Mtholou671/
Mtoulou671/

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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 Mtola
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