Mtotela Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtotela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtotela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4621:114,59211,011
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtotela Last Name Facts

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

Mtotela is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtotela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 511,519th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtotela are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 114,592. In Tanzania Mtotela is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 32 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtotele8614/
Mtotelo864/
Mtatela864/
Mtetelo719/
Mtateli713/
Mtatila711/
Mtutila711/
Mtotolo711/
Mtatele711/
Mtatilah671/
Mthethelo633/
Mtutile57118/
Mtatili571/

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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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  • 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 Mtotela
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