Mtowa Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mtowa Last Name Facts

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

Mtowa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. Mtowa occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mtowa live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mtowa is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Barring Malawi it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Mtowa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtowa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtojwa911/
Mtow891/
Mthojwa831/
Mtawa8014,389/
Mtoba801,264/
Mtowo80137/
Mtova8028/
Mdowa801/
Mtawea73122/
Mthoba7371/
Mtahwa7334/
Mtawaa738/
Mtobha733/
Mdtova732/
Mtoywo731/
Mthawa731/
Mtawah731/
Mtauwa731/
Mtav6722/
Mtab6714/
Mtaf678/
Mtof671/
Mtaw671/
Mtawash671/
Mtauswa671/

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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 Mtowa
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