Mtoya Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mtoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mtoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtoya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtoya is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mtoya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mtoya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 84 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mtoya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtoa8999/
Mtoy8954/
Mtaya801,995/
Mtiya801,708/
Mtuya801,114/
Mteya80302/
Mtoja8065/
Mtoyi8035/
Mtoyo8017/
Mthoa809/
Mtioy801/
Mhtoy801/
Mthiya731,694/
Mtheya738/
Mthaya736/
Mtiyaz732/
Mthuya732/
Mtioye731/
Mtoyeh731/
Mtai672,571/
Mtoi672,349/
Mtey671,730/
Mtae671,433/
Mtau671,051/
Mtuy67578/
Mtea67268/
Mtou6778/
Mtaa6725/
Mtoe6714/
Mtaj6712/
Mtay675/
Mtye673/

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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 Mtoya
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