Mtoro Surname

112,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8451:13,7691,783
Kenya2371:194,85214,347
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtoro (936) may also be a first name.

Mtoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtoro is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mtoro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtoro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,373rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,767,106 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtoro reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 264,210th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 936 people.

The surname Mtoro is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,845 people, or 1 in 13,769. In Tanzania Mtoro is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 17 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mtoro exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Mtoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdtoro918/
M'Toro911/
Mtero80882/
Mturo80832/
Mtora8016/
Mtaro8012/
Mtorga7311/
Mtgora731/
Mthero731/
Mttero731/
Mtoora731/
M'Tero731/
Mhtero731/
Mtera601,252/
Mtura60386/
Mtara60133/
Mtaura5513/
Mthara558/
Mtarga556/
Mthura553/
Mturah552/
Mteera552/
Mtarah551/
Mteura551/
Mtahara505/
Mtarrah505/
Mmtaraz501/

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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 Mtoro
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