Mtonyo Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtonyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtonyo is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtonyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtonyo is the 481,560th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtonyo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Beside Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtonya831,424/
Mtonyi831,220/
Mtouny835/
Mtonjo831/
Mthony831/
Mtongoi774/
Mtomnya773/
Mtoni732,292/
Mtona7389/
Mtone7315/
Mtany732/
Mtunya67139/
Mtanya6745/
Mtongi6719/
Mtoune679/
Mtanyi677/
Mtonha672/
Mtonei671/
Mtouni671/
Mtonje671/
Mtonja671/
Mtonge671/
Mtanny671/

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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 Mtonyo
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