Mtongana Surname

325,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,144 people bear this surname

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

Mtongana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtongana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0461:51,7956,559
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mtongana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtongana is found most in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtongana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 325,257th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,370,232 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtongana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtongana is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 51,795. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Mtongana Last Name Statistics demography

Mtongana earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning R 264,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthongana94140/
Mtangana8879/
Mtongane8823/
Mtungana883/
Mtongani882/
Mtongano881/
Mthongane827/
Mthengana821/
Mtonona806/
Mtangani758/
Mtungane755/
Mtungani753/
Mtungano751/
Mthangani711/
Mtonono6762/
Mtanana6726/
Mtagona671/

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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 Mtongana
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