Mtovana Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtovana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtovana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Mtovana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtovana is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtovana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Mtovana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtovana are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,604,291. In Tanzania Mtovana is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 97 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtovano86155/
Mtobana8622/
Mtavanga8011/
Mtabana7149/
Mtawana7125/
Mtewana7112/
Mtowani712/
Mtobane711/
Mtawanga67508/
Mtabhana672/
Mtavange671/
Mtobhani671/
Mthobane671/
Mthewana671/
Mtavangi671/
Mdthowane631/
Mtabane57643/
Mtawane571/
Mtabone571/
Mtawani571/
Mtobongo5380/
Mtabhani5323/
Mtabhane5315/
Mthabane5313/
Mtawango535/
Mtawaine531/
Mtabaani531/

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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 Mtovana
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