Mtono Surname

266,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4641:36,1624,219
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mtono (68) may also be a first name.

Mtono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtono is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtono? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 266,307th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,964,268 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtono live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 68 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 36,162. In Tanzania Mtono is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 34 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mtono occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtongo91119/
Mtonno911/
M'Tono911/
Mthongo837/
Mtongoi834/
Mtona8089/
Mtano8025/
Mtonga7380,574/
Mtanos7343/
Mtonha732/
Mtauno731/
Mtongah67210/
M'Tonga67181/
Mtanous67157/
Mtangoo67144/
Mthonga6745/
Mhtonga671/
Mteunou671/
Mtana603,175/
Mtanga555,986/
Mtango552,190/
Mthana55600/
Mtauna55158/
Mtanha5513/
Mtanho559/
Mtanaa554/
Hmtana554/
Mtgana551/
Mttana551/
Mtaños551/
Mtomás551/
Mtahnah50421/
Mthanga5031/
Mthango502/
M'Tanho501/
Mtangou501/
Mtangah501/

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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 Mtono
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