Mtolo Surname

27,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtolo Surname Definition:

Mtolo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is a load or handful to carry.

Mtolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,1091:2,835364
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zambia1211:130,9919,752
England221:2,532,63991,802
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mtolo (24) may also be a first name.

Mtolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mtolo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is a load or handful to carry.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mtolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtolo is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,624th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 374,450 people. The last name Mtolo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtolo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mtolo is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

The last name Mtolo is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 19,109 people, or 1 in 2,835. In South Africa Mtolo is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Mtolo Last Name Statistics demography

Mtolo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.61% less than the national average, earning R 134,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtholo91335/
Mmtolo911/
Mtoolo911/
Mtoloi911/
Mtoulou831/
Mtholou831/
Mtulo802,242/
Mtalo801,233/
Mtola80946/
Mtelo80228/
Mthelo73307/
Mtallo73289/
Mthulo73133/
Mtolya7368/
Mtolia739/
Mtullo733/
Mtohla732/
Mthola732/
Mthalo731/
Mtolah731/
Mtuola731/
Mtolla731/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mtolo
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