Mtowela Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Mtowela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 258 | 1:205,200 | 17,429 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Mtowela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtowela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mtowela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtowela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 970,883rd most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtowela live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 205,200. In Tanzania Mtowela is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 52 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtobela | 86 | 271 | / |
| Mtowelo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mthobela | 80 | 50 | / |
| Mtyela | 77 | 43 | / |
| Mtawala | 71 | 798 | / |
| Mtabela | 71 | 457 | / |
| Mtuwila | 71 | 148 | / |
| Mtawila | 71 | 98 | / |
| Mtobeli | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mtevela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtovola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtubela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtuvela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtavela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthabela | 67 | 7,214 | / |
| Mthobeli | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mthavela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthubela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtaabela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthawelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtawaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mthawala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtawalia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mtowela
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