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
Mtowela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mtowela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtowela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mtowela is the 970,883rd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname Mtowela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtowela reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mtowela is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 205,200. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 52 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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