Mtopa Surname

260,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3081:40,4754,626
Zimbabwe1861:83,00112,099
England71:7,959,723202,100
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtopa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtopa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mtopa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtopa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtopa is the 260,442nd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,832,590 people. The surname Mtopa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtopa live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,308 people, or 1 in 40,475. In Tanzania Mtopa is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 58 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthopa916/
Mtopea915/
Mtopah914/
Mtepa804,538/
Mtope80550/
Mtapa80139/
Mtopo80113/
Mtopi8073/
Mthope73105/
Mtepfa7323/
Mtapai739/
Mtophi734/
Mtepha733/
Mtopho733/
Mthopo731/
Mtoppo731/
Mtepah731/
Mthapha679/
Mthophi674/
Mthophe671/
Mdthope671/
Mtapo60236/
Mtape60108/
Mtapi6011/
Mtepo607/
Mtapie5516/
Mthapo5510/
Mthapi554/
Mtapho551/
Mthapho502/
Mthaphe501/

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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 Mtopa
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