Mtou Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mtou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺔ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Mtou are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtou is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 840,343. In Tanzania Mtou is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Mtou Last Name Statistics demography

Mtou earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.19% less than the national average, earning R 144,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtoup895/
Mtout891/
Mto861,111/
Mtu86221/
Mtaoue801/
Mtui7517,707/
Mtoi752,349/
Mtoo751,483/
Mtau751,051/
Mhto75953/
Mtuy75578/
Mtoa7599/
Mtoy7554/
Mtoh7544/
Mtoe7514/
Mtos7511/
Mtuu7510/
Mtho7510/
Mtuh755/
Mtto754/
Mteu753/
Mthu753/
Mtot753/
Mtue751/
M'To751/
Mtuo751/
Mmtu751/
Mtop751/
Mtut751/
Mttu751/
Mtuj751/
Mtup751/
Mdtu751/
Mmto751/
Hmto751/
Mtayout731/
Mtuya671,114/
Mtahu67339/
Mtuye67235/
Mtaju67202/
Mtiyo6787/
Mtoji6775/
Mtoja6765/
Mtowe6764/
Mtoya6759/
Mtoyi6735/
Mtoyo6717/
Mteyo6711/
Mthoa679/
Mtuje675/
Mtuyi674/
Mttos673/
Mtosh673/
Mhtho673/
Mtoii672/
Mtuja672/
Mtojo672/
Mtioy671/
Mhtoo671/
Mhtop671/
Mthus671/
Mhtos671/
Mtopp671/
Mtuha671/
Mteyu671/
Mhtoy671/
Mtush671/
Mtutd671/
Mthau671/
Mtyio671/

Mtou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mtou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺔmt-

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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 Mtou
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