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

The last name Mtonda is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtonda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtonda is the 252,393rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtonda are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtonda is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Other than Malawi Mtonda exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

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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