Mtota Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mtota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4201:126,05111,865
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtota is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 577,768th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtota reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 126,051. In Tanzania Mtota is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 84 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Namibia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtotha91240/
Mthota914/
Mtoeta911/
Mdtota911/
Mthotah831/
Mtoto801,873/
Mtuta801,284/
Mtata80774/
Mteta80578/
Mtoti80262/
Mtote8065/
Mthata7353/
Mtetah7313/
Mtetha7312/
Mtutha739/
Mtatha738/
Mtotou735/
Mtotho732/
Mtotoz731/
Mthoti731/
Mtotoy731/
Mtouti731/
Mtauta731/
Mtoiti731/
M'Toti731/
Mthatha6761/
Mthetha6712/
Mthutha671/
Mthotho671/
Mthothi671/
Mtootoo671/
Mtahtah671/
Mtoutou671/
Mttatay671/

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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
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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 Mtota
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