Mtongo Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mtongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia701:226,42714,143
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mtongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtongo occurs most in Zambia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtongo are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 226,427. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Eastern Province, where 53 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent reside and Central Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Mtongo occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthongo927/
Mtongoi924/
Mtongoa921/
Mtono911,468/
Mtogo91198/
Mthongoa861/
Mtonga8380,574/
Mtango832,190/
Mtungo8320/
Mtonno831/
M'Tono831/
Mthengo77213/
Mtongah77210/
M'Tonga77181/
Mtangoo77144/
Mthonga7745/
Mtomnga7720/
Mtaungo772/
Mthango772/
Mtungoa771/
Mhtonga771/
Mtangou771/
Mtona7389/
Mtago7385/
Mtoga7317/
M'Tangou716/
Mthungoa711/
Mtanga675,986/
Mtunga672,165/
Mtomga671,449/
Mtooga6737/
Mtonha672/
Mtogha672/
Mtouga671/
Mtoisenga671/

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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
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  • 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 Mtongo
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