Mtova Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mtova Last Name Facts

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

Mtova is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Mtova is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtova reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 96 percent reside and Harare Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdtova912/
Mtoba801,264/
Mtowa80232/
Mtava8077/
Mtovo808/
Mdova801/
Mttov801/
Mthoba7371/
Mmdova7361/
Mtobha733/
Mttovh733/
Hmdova731/
Mtojwa731/
Mtav6722/
Mtab6714/
Mtaf678/
Mmmdova671/
Mtof671/
Mtaw671/
Mtow671/
Mthojwa671/
Őhmtová671/

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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
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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 Mtova
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