Mtora Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mtora Last Name Facts

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

Mtora occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mtora live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mtora is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 44 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtorga9111/
Mtgora911/
Mtoraj911/
Mtoora911/
Mtoro804,124/
Mtera801,252/
Mtura80386/
Mtara80133/
Mtore8030/
Mtori8012/
Mtaura7313/
Mdtoro738/
Mthara738/
Mtarga736/
Mtarai735/
Mthura733/
Mteera732/
Mturah732/
Mtoore731/
Mtarah731/
Mtoure731/
M'Toro731/
Mtoire731/
Mteura731/
Mtorres678/
Mtarrah675/
Mtahara675/
Mmtaraz671/
Mtterea670/

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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 Mtora
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