Mtonda Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtonda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtonda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
Tanzania2881:183,82515,940
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mtonda Last Name Facts

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

Mtonda occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtonda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 252,393rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,647,670 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtonda live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtonda is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Besides Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtanda833,439/
Mtondo833,356/
Mtunda833,335/
Mtondi8390/
Mtonde837/
Mtondoo77258/
Mthanda77171/
Mthondi775/
Mthonde773/
Mthondo772/
Mtandah771/
Mtandaya718/
Mtosinde713/
Mtandi672,120/
Mtande671,259/
Mtundi67912/
Mtundo67191/
Mtando6713/
Mtomde678/
Mtunde672/
Mtundy671/
Mthandi62664/
Mthande62227/
Mthomde6217/
Mthando623/
Mthandy622/
Mtandie621/
Mtandio621/
Mhthandi571/

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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 Mtonda
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