Mtolela Surname

260,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtolela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtolela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5021:35,2474,108
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mtolela (14) may also be a first name.

Mtolela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtolela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mtolela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtolela? popularity and diffusion

Mtolela is the 260,578th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,835,797 people. The surname Mtolela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtolela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,502 people, or 1 in 35,247. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 56 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Mtolela Last Name Statistics demography

Mtolela earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtelela86536/
Mtulela863/
Mtolola861/
Mtelelah804/
Mtulila71226/
Mtolilo7110/
Mtololo716/
Mtelelo713/
Mthelelo6758/
Mthahlele633/
Mtalala57195/
Mtulile572/
Mthalala532/

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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 Mtolela
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