Mtso Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588

Mtso (13) may also be a first name.

Mtso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtso is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mtso.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtso is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Mtso occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Mtso reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Mtso is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Mtso Last Name Statistics demography

Mtso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.84% less than the national average, earning R 83,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtsho89106/
Mtsoo894/
Mtsuo892/
Mtsuod801/
Mhtsho801/
Mtsa7562/
Mtxo752/
Mtco751/
Mdso751/
Mtsha67544/
Mtseu6766/
Mtsau6751/
Mtjoy6726/
Mtsaa677/
Mthsa672/
Mtsia672/
Mcsoo671/
Mhtco671/
Mmtsa671/
McSoy671/

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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 Mtso
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