Mtoo Surname

264,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1731:45,1345,101
Nigeria3061:578,89827,971
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtoo (595) may also be a first name.

Mtoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtoo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 264,069th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,914,057 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtoo are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 342,839th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 595 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,173 people, or 1 in 45,134. In Tanzania Mtoo is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 46 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mtoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhtoo891/
Mto861,111/
Mthoos801/
Mtoodd800/
Mtoi752,349/
Mhto75953/
Mtoa7599/
Mtou7578/
Mtoy7554/
Mtoh7544/
Mtoe7514/
Mtos7511/
Mtho7510/
Mtto754/
Mtot753/
Hmto751/
Mmto751/
Mtop751/
Mtuo751/
M'To751/
Mehetoo731/
Mtopowa731/
Mthoa679/
Mtoup675/
Mtosh673/
Mhtho673/
Mttos673/
Mhtoy671/
Mtout671/
Mhtos671/
Mtopp671/
Mhtop671/

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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 Mtoo
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