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 in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtora? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mtora reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent live, Lindi Region, where 44 percent live and Tanga Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mtora is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

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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